So he sent horses and chariots there, along with a good-sized army.<n id="1" /> They arrived during the night and surrounded the city.p>

Joram<n id="1" /> crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers.<n id="2" /> The Israelite army retreated to their homeland.<n id="3" />

<p class="bodytext">The king got up in the night and said to his advisers,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I will tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know we are starving, so they left the camp and hid in the field, thinking, &#8216;When they come out of the city, we will capture them alive and enter the city.&#8217;&#8221;