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 the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him. 14When the sons of Ammon saw that the Arameans fled, they also fled before Abishai and entered the city. Then Joab returned from fighting against the sons of Ammon and came to Jerusalem. When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the River, and they came to Helam; and Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer led them. 17Now when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Arameans arrayed themselves to meet 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
• defeatedנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• by Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• they gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• themselves togetherיַ֫חַדyachad · unitednessH3162

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 10:15

• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?
• Isaiah 8:9“Be broken, O peoples, and be shattered; And give ear, all remote places of the earth. Gird yourselves, yet be shattered; Gird yourselves, yet be shattered.
• Micah 4:11And now many nations have been assembled against you Who say, ‘Let her be polluted, And let our eyes gloat over Zion.’
• Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.
• Revelation 19:19And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat 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