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Bible Verses About Zobah

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  1. David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

  2. David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.

  3. When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

  4. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

  5. David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

  6. From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

  7. When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

  8. When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.

  9. So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and encamped before Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

  10. When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

  11. The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city: and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.

  12. Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

  13. The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.

  14. He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.

  15. Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do that which seems good to him.”

  16. So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

  17. When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

  18. When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew out the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

  19. It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

  20. The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army.

  21. When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

  22. Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.

  23. God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.

  24. You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.

  25. You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.