David went out to meet them and said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you.<n id="2" /> But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you,<n id="3" /> may the God of our ancestors<n id="4" /> take notice and judge!&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed<n id="1" /> king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him.<n id="2" /> When David heard about it, he marched out against<n id="3" /> them.

<p class="bodytext">When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River,<n id="1" /> led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer&#8217;s army.<n id="2" />