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David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David and fought with him.
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Verse 17. Helam. Ptolemy mentions Alamata, on the Euphrates. But perhaps we ought to read the Hebrew Lehem, “he came upon them.” See 1 Chronicles 19:17. Some translate, “he came to their army.”
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