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14 When Joab and his troops attacked, the Arameans began to run away. 15 And when the Ammonites saw the Arameans running, they also ran from Abishai and retreated into the city. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem.

16 The Arameans now realized that they were no match for Israel, so they sent messengers and summoned additional Aramean troops from the other side of the Euphrates River.[a] These troops were under the command of Shobach,[b] the commander of Hadadezer’s forces.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:16a Hebrew the river.
  2. 19:16b As in parallel text at 2 Sam 10:16; Hebrew reads Shophach; also in 19:18.

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