2 Samuel 10:16-19

10:16 Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from ¹  beyond the Euphrates River, ²  and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them. ³ 

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ⁴  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him. 10:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. ⁵  He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there. 10:19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer ⁶  saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. ⁷  The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

[10:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and Hadadezer sent and brought out Aram which is.”

[10:16]  ² tn Heb “from beyond the River.” The name “Euphrates” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[10:16]  ³ tn Heb “was before them.”

[10:17]  ⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[10:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “horsemen” (so KJV, NASB, NCV, NRSV, NLT) but the Lucianic recension of the LXX reads “foot soldiers,” as does the parallel text in 1 Chr 19:18. Cf. NAB, NIV.

[10:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “the servants of Hadadezer.”

[10:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they served them.”