David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the Euphrates River.

When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 men of the Arameans.

Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

When the sons of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the sons of Ammon sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah and from Zobah.