2 Samuel 10:15

When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they regrouped.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the Aramean forces after their initial rout by Israel, occurring immediately after the Ammonites fled into their city.

The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יֵּאָסְפוּ (va/i.ye.'a.se.Fu) means "and they gathered themselves," combined with יָֽחַד (Ya.chad) "together," directly describing the reassembly of the defeated Arameans.

The thread — The motif of opposing groups mobilizing after conflict aligns with the assembly of nations in Psalms 2:1, Isaiah 8:9, and Micah 4:11, where peoples plot, are commanded to prepare for battle, or gather to attack Zion.

Why it lands — The passage demands the reader acknowledge that military setbacks do not terminate opposition, requiring vigilance against forces that reorganize after initial failure.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּ֣רְאva/i.Yar'and/ it saw אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAram כִּ֥יkithat נִגַּ֖ףni.Gafit was defeated לִפְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael וַיֵּאָסְפ֖וּva/i.ye.'a.se.Fuand/ they gathered themselves יָֽחַד׃Ya.chadtogether

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Isaiah 8:9 Huddle 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 4:11 But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
Zechariah 14:2 For 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 19:19 Then 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.