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2 Samuel 10:16-18
New English Translation
2 Samuel 10:16-18
New English Translation
16 Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from[a] beyond the Euphrates River,[b] and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them.[c]
17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River,[d] and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him. 18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers.[e] He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there.
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- 2 Samuel 10:16 tn Heb “and Hadadezer sent and brought out Aram which is.”
- 2 Samuel 10:16 tn Heb “from beyond the River.” The name “Euphrates” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 10:16 tn Heb “was before them.”
- 2 Samuel 10:17 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 10:18 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.
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