2 Samuel 10:6

10:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ¹  they ²  sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, ³  in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 10:14

10:14 When the Ammonites saw the Arameans flee, they fled before his brother Abishai and went into the city. Joab withdrew from fighting the Ammonites and returned to ⁵  Jerusalem. ⁶ 

2 Samuel 10:16-19

10:16 Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from ⁷  beyond the Euphrates River, ⁸  and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them. ⁹ 

10:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ¹⁰  and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him. 10:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. ¹¹  He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there. 10:19 When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer ¹²  saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. ¹³  The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

[10:6]  ¹ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

[10:6]  ² tn Heb “the Ammonites.”

[10:6]  ³ tn Or “Arameans of Beth Rehob and Arameans of Zobah.”

[10:6]  ⁴ tn Or perhaps “the men of Tob.” The ancient versions (the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate) understand the name to be “Ish-tob.” It is possible that “Ish” is dittographic and that we should read simply “Tob,” a reading adopted by a number of recent English versions.

[10:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “and Joab returned from against the sons of Ammon and entered.”

[10:14]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[10:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Hadadezer sent and brought out Aram which is.”

[10:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “from beyond the River.” The name “Euphrates” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[10:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “was before them.”

[10:17]  ¹⁰ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[10:18]  ¹¹ 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.

[10:19]  ¹² tn Heb “the servants of Hadadezer.”

[10:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “and they served them.”