2 Samuel 10:15

2 Samuel 10:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
• New International Version (NIV)After the Arameans saw that they had been routed by Israel, they regrouped.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered together.

Context of 2 Samuel 10:15

13So Joab and his troops advanced to fight the Arameans, who fled before him. 14When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem. When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped. 16Hadadezer 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. 17When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.

2 Samuel 10:15 word by word

וַיַּ֣רְא אֲרָ֔ם כִּ֥י נִגַּ֖ף לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּ יָֽחַד׃Read the interlinear

• When the Arameansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thatכִּיkîy · forH3588
• they had been defeatedנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• byפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• they regroupedאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• they regroupedיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 10:15

• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
• Micah 4:11But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
• Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
• Revelation 19:19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-19Verses 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 will fall with them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19After the break in 2 Samuel 9, the story goes back to David's military successes. The Ammonites were likely the dominant political power in Transjordan (the area east of the Jordan) during Saul’s reign and the early years of David’s reign.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 10:15

• Armies
• Hadadezer
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hadadezer
• Hadarezer
• Joab
• Shobach
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Bible, the

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings