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And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that [were] beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.
2 Samuel 10:16 — KJV
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2 Samuel 10:16
King James Version (KJV)
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2 Samuel 10:16
Verse 16 of 19
Commentary
Commentary on 2 Samuel 10:16
Theological / DevotionalHadarezer. Or Hadadezer (see on ch. 8:3), king of Zobah (ch. 8:3).
The river. The Euphrates. The Syrian king was chagrined at the defeat his troops had suffered, and now engaged in the struggle on his own account. Previously the Syrians had entered the conflict only as hired auxiliaries, but now they determined to fight to restore their lost prestige. Hadarezer’s influence extended beyond the Euphrates, into territory that later was distinctly Assyrian, and thence he drew additional forces to bolster his strength.
Helam. A city somewhere east of the Jordan (v. 17), but the exact location is not known. It is possibly to be identified with Alima (1 Mace. 5:26), now ‘Alma, in the district of Hauran, east of Galilee, or with Elamun on the Jabbok.
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