And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants. So the Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore.
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- WEB When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him. The Syrians would not help the children of Ammon any more.
- KJV And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.
- BSB 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.
- NASB So when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and served him. So the Arameans were not willing to help the sons of Ammon anymore.
- NLT When Hadadezer’s allies saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they surrendered to David and became his subjects. After that, the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.
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Quick answer
Hadadezer's servants make peace and serve David, and the Syrians stop helping Ammon. It shows the complete subjugation of the Aramean threat.
Overview
The defeated Arameans submit to David and abandon their alliance with Ammon. With their allies gone, Ammon is left isolated and vulnerable, as chapter 20 will show. The decisive outcome again demonstrates that opposing God's anointed king ends in submission, a pattern fulfilled in the universal reign of Christ.
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- 2 Sam 10:19When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.
- Gen 14:4–5They served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.
- Ps 18:44As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
- Josh 9:9–11They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of Yahweh your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,
- 1 Chr 14:17The fame of David went out into all lands; and Yahweh brought the fear of him on all nations.
- 1 Kgs 20:1Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
- Isa 10:8For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings?
- 1 Kgs 20:12When Ben Hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the pavilions, he said to his servants, “Prepare to attack!” They prepared to attack the city.
- Ps 48:3–6God has shown himself in her citadels as a refuge.
- Ps 18:39For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
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