2 Samuel 10 · Verse 16

2 Samuel 10:16

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, King James Version

2 Samuel 10:16 in other translations

BSBHadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
WEBHadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
ASVAnd Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
YLTand Hadadezer sendeth, and bringeth out Aram which is beyond the River, and they come in to Helam, and Shobach head of the host of Hadadezer is before them.
DARBYAnd Hadarezer sent, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river; and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
BBEAnd Hadadezer sent for the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Samuel 10:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. Hadarezer sent and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river--This prince had enjoyed a breathing time after his defeat (2Sa 8:3). But alarmed at the increasing power and greatness of David, as well as being an ally of the Ammonites, he levied a vast army not only in Syria, but in Mesopotamia, to invade the Hebrew kingdom. Shobach, his general, in pursuance of this design, had marched his troops as far as Kelam, a border town of eastern Manasseh, when David, crossing the Jordan by forced marches, suddenly surprised, defeated, and dispersed them. As a result of this great and decisive victory, all the petty kingdoms of Syria submitted and became his tributaries (see on 1Ch 19:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 The Syrians that were beyond the river - That is, the Euphrates. Hadarezer - This is the same that was overthrown by David, 2Sam 8:3 and there called Hadadezer; which is the reading here of about thirty of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. But the ר resh and ד daleth are easily interchanged.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 10:15-19

Here is a new attempt of the Syrians. Even the baffled cause will make head as long as there is any life in it; the enemies of the Son of David do so. But now the promise made to Abraham, Ge 15:18, and repeated to Joshua, Jos 1:4, that the borders of Israel should extend to the river Euphrates, was performed. Learn hence, that it is dangerous to help those who have God against them; for when they fall, their helpers…

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2 Samuel 10:16 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
הֲדַדְעֶ֗זֶרha.dad.'E.zerHadadezerH1928
וַיֹּצֵ֤אvai.yo.Tze'and he brought outH3318
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲרָם֙'a.RamAramH758
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
מֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.ver[was] from [the] other side ofH5676
הַנָּהָ֔רha.na.Harthe RiverH5104
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
חֵילָ֑םchei.LamHelamH2431
וְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְve.sho.Vakhand ShobachH7731
שַׂר\־sar-[the] commander ofH8269
צְבָ֥אtze.Va'[the] army ofH6635
הֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרha.dad.'E.zerHadadezerH1928
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם\׃lif.nei.Hem[was] <to> before themH6440

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 10:16

  • 1 Chronicles 19:16

    And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

  • 2 Samuel 8:3-8

    David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. …

  • 1 Chronicles 18:3

    And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:5

    And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hadarezer.
8:3-8; 1Ch 18:3,5
the river. i.e., Euphrates. Shobach. or, Shophach.
1Ch 19:16

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 10:15

    And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

  • 2 Samuel 10:16

    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 10:17

    And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

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2 Samuel 10:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y envió Hadad-ezer, y sacó los Siros que estaban de la otra parte del río, los cuales vinieron á Helam, llevando por jefe á Sobach general del ejército de Hadad-ezer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et Hadarézer envoya, et fit sortir les Syriens qui étaient au-delà du fleuve, et ils vinrent à Hélam; et Shobac, chef de l’armée d’Hadarézer, était à leur tête.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hadareser sandte hin und ließ die Syrer ausziehen, die jenseit des Stromes waren; und sie kamen nach Helam, und Schobak, der Heeroberste Hadaresers, vor ihnen her.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misitque Adarezer, et eduxit Syros qui erant trans fluvium, et adduxit eorum exercitum: Sobach autem, magister militiæ Adarezer, erat princeps eorum.