2 Samuel 8:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³David set out for the Euphrates River to build a monument^[a] there. On his way,^[b] he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob. ⁴In the battle, David captured 1,700 cavalry^[c] and 20,000 foot soldiers. He also captured war chariots, but he destroyed all but 100 of them.^[d] ⁵When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.

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Footnotes

8.3 monument: Kings sometimes set up monuments in lands they had conquered.
8.3 David … way: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. It may have been Hadadezer who was going to the Euphrates River. And he may have gone there either to build a monument or to put down a rebellion.
8.4 1,700 cavalry: Hebrew; one ancient translation and 1 Chronicles 18.4 “1,000 chariots and 7,000 cavalry.”
8.4 He also captured … them: Or “He crippled all but 100 of the horses.”