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2 Samuel 10:15–19, “And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together. And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.”
The Syrians, from the north, sent and found some more of their tribesmen from further to the north. They assumed that their allies would be fresh and, hence, able to defeat the Israeli armies who were tired after their first battle. This time the Syrian armies were soundly defeated again. David was leading Israel at that time time and he made sure that he disabled the horses that would pull chariots for the Syrian armies. This way their armies would be at a serious disadvantage because they would be unable to use their chariots in battle. The local nations were already afraid of David as he was able to succeed with strength from the Lord and after that the armies from further away also understood that the Lord was with David and they were afraid of David’s armies as well.
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