2 Samuel 10:18 meaning and explanation
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
2 Samuel 10:18, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse reports the outcome of the battle at Helam, where David led Israel against the Aramean coalition that Hadadezer had assembled to help the Ammonites. The narrator gives the result in the style of ancient war accounts: the enemy fled, Israel struck down seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers, and Shobach, the Aramean commander, died there.
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