¹⁶ And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond ^(A)the Euphrates.^[a] They came to Helam, with ^(B)Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

¹⁶ But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates,^[a] with ^(A)Shophach the commander of the army of ^(B)Hadadezer at their head.

³ David also defeated ^(A)Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of ^(B)Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. ^4 (C)And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David ^(D)hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. ^5 (E)And when the ^(F)Syrians of Damascus came to help ^(G)Hadadezer king of ^(H)Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. ⁶ Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians ^(I)became servants to David and brought tribute. ^(J)And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. ⁷ And David took ^(K)the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸ And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

⁵ And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king ^(A)of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.

³ David also defeated ^(A)Hadadezer king of ^(B)Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument^[a] at the river Euphrates.