The Syrians had probably fled by the great road that led from Samaria to Damascus through Geba, En-gannim, Beth-shean, and Aphek. This road crosses…

In their haste. —Compare 1 Samuel 23:6; Psalms 48:6; Psalms 104:7—passages which prove …

And they went after them unto Jordan
Not finding them in the camp, and knowing the rout they would take to their own…

Here we see Israel's needs supplied in a way they little expected, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our gr…