19:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 1 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach 2 the commanding general.
19:19 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
1 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”
2 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”