Add parallel Print Page Options

15 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans fleeing, they also fled before Abishai his brother and entered the city. So Joab returned to Jerusalem.

16 When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and summoned the Arameans who were beyond the River,[a] and Shophak, the commander of Hadadezer’s army went before them.

17 When David was told about it, he gathered all Israel, crossed over the Jordan, and came against them. He divided his ranks and prepared to engage the Arameans in battle, so they fought against him.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 19:16 Euphrates River.