15 When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans fled, they also fled before Abshai his brother and entered the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

16 When the Arameans saw that they had been [a]defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the [b]River, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [c]leading them. 17 When it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came upon them and drew up in formation against them. And when David drew up in battle array against the Arameans, they fought against him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 19:16 Lit smitten before
  2. 1 Chronicles 19:16 I.e. Euphrates
  3. 1 Chronicles 19:16 Lit before