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Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.
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A Widening Conflict
Commentators note that the Syrian king, Hadarezer, responded to his initial defeat not by surrendering, but by escalating the war. He summoned allied forces from beyond the Euphrates River, gathering a massive army to confront David. This highlights the persistence and growing scale of the threat against Israel.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Helam - The location of this place is unknown. Some prefer the translation from the Latin Vulgate: “their army came.”
19th Century
Anglican
Hadarezer. —On the form of the name see Note on 2 Samuel 8:3. He felt the importance of the defeat he had sustained, a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Hadarezer sent The same with Hadadezer, (2 Samuel 8:3), who was at the head of this confederacy, and…
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Here is a new attempt by the Syrians. Even a baffled cause will persist as long as there is any life in it; the enemies of the Son of David do so. …