Verse 18
2 Samuel 10:18
New Living Translation
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But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David’s forces killed 700 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, including Shobach, the commander of their army.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֣נָס אֲרָם֮ מִ/פְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַ/יַּהֲרֹ֨ג דָּוִ֜ד מֵ/אֲרָ֗ם שְׁבַ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ רֶ֔כֶב וְ/אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף פָּרָשִׁ֑ים וְ/אֵ֨ת שׁוֹבַ֧ךְ שַׂר צְבָא֛/וֹ הִכָּ֖ה וַ/יָּ֥מָת שָֽׁם
English Translation
And Aram fled from before Israel, and David killed from Aram seven hundred chariots and forty thousand horsemen, and he struck Shobach, the commander of the army, and he died there.
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Chapter 10 Context
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Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king.
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David said, “I am going to show loyalty to Hanun just as his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me....
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the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, “Do you really think these men are coming here...
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4
So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their robes at...
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5
When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to tell the men, “Stay at Jericho until your...
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6
When the people of Ammon realized how seriously they had angered David, they sent and hired 20,000 A...
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7
When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them.
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8
The Ammonite troops came out and drew up their battle lines at the entrance of the city gate, while...
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9
When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel’s...
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10
He left the rest of the army under the command of his brother Abishai, who was to attack the Ammonit...
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11
“If the Arameans are too strong for me, then come over and help me,” Joab told his brother. “And if...
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12
Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God (Elohim). May the LORD’...
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13
When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away.
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14
And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they ran from Abishai and retreated into the city....
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15
The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel. So when they regrouped,
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16
they were joined by additional Aramean troops summoned by Hadadezer from the other side of the Euphr...
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17
When David heard what was happening, he mobilized all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and led the...
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18
But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David’s forces killed 700 charioteers and...
19
When all the kings allied with Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered...
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