KJV King James Version
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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2 Samuel 10:17
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.
WEB World English Bible
It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
ASV American Standard Version
And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it is declared to David, and he gathereth all Israel, and passeth over the Jordan, and cometh in to Helam, and Aram setteth itself in array to meet David, and they fight with him;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 10
14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that [were] beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew [the men of] seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
19 And when all the kings [that were] servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
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וַיֻּגַּ֣דH5046 · na.gadto tellלְדָוִ֗ד סH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ףH622 · a.saphto gatherאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רH5674 · a.varto passאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןH3383 · yar.denJordanוַיָּבֹ֖אH935 · boto come (in): comeחֵלָ֑אמָהH2431 · che.lamHelamוַיַּעַרְכ֤וּH6186 · a.rakhto arrangeאֲרָם֙H758 · a.ramAramלִקְרַ֣אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetדָּוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּH3898 · la.chamto fightעִמּֽוֹ׃H5973 · imwith
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