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2 Samuel 10:19
When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of the battle where David’s forces routed the Aramean coalition, describing how the regional rulers reacted to the military outcome.
The words — עַבְדֵי (av.Dei) translates literally as "[the] servants of," and נִגְּפוּ (ni.ge.Fu) means "they were defeated."
The thread — The submission of regional powers to David appears in 2 Samuel 8:6, while the motif of distant fear in the face of judgment surfaces in Revelation 18:10. Genesis 14:1 provides the contrasting baseline of allied kings mobilizing for war.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge that political allegiance shifts in response to demonstrated power. It establishes that fear of military collapse overrides prior diplomatic commitments.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 8:6 Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- Revelation 18:10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
- Genesis 14:1 In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
- Joshua 11:10 At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
- Judges 1:7 Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
- 1 Kings 20:1 Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
- 1 Chronicles 19:19 When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Arameans were unwilling to help the Ammonites anymore.
- Psalms 18:37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- Isaiah 26:11 O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Daniel 2:37 You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.