17 UDavida wathi ekuzwa lokhu wahle waqoqa wonke amabutho ako-Israyeli wachapha uJodani wabalanda. Wahlela amabutho akhe ukuthi ayedibana lamaSiriya. AmaSiriya abuya alwa laye+ 18 kodwa anqotshwa ababalekela abako-Israyeli. UDavida wabulala abagadi bezinqola abangu-7 000 lamanye amasotsha eSiriya angu-40 000, wabulala loShofaki induna yebutho. 19 Izinceku zikaHadadezeri zathi zibona ukuthi sezinqotshwe ngabako-Israyeli,+ zahle zenza ukuthula loDavida zaba ngaphansi kwakhe.+ AmaSiriya ayengasafuni ukuphinda ancedise ama-Amoni.