16 And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Syrians who were beyond ^dthe Euphrates.¹ They came to Helam, with ^eShobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

18 And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 700 chariots, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded ^fShobach the commander of their army, so that he died there.