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David also struck down King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah, as he went to restore his monument[a] at the river Euphrates. David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for a hundred chariots. When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans.

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:3 Compare 1 Sam 15.12 and 2 Sam 18.18

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