于是,约押和跟随他的人前进攻打亚兰人。亚兰人在约押面前逃跑。
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
亚扪人见亚兰人逃跑,他们也在亚比筛面前逃跑进城。约押就离开亚扪人那里,回耶路撒冷去了。
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
亚兰人见自己被以色列人打败,就又聚集。
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.
哈大底谢差遣人,将大河那边的亚兰人调来。他们到了希兰,哈大底谢的将军朔法率领他们。
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.
有人告诉大卫,他就聚集以色列众人,过约旦河,来到希兰。亚兰人迎着大卫摆阵,与他打仗。
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.
亚兰人在以色列人面前逃跑。大卫杀了亚兰七百辆战车的人,四万马兵,又杀了亚兰的将军朔法。
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.
属哈大底谢的诸王见自己被以色列人打败,就与以色列人和好,归服他们。于是亚兰人不敢再帮助亚扪人了。
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.
示巴女王听见所罗门因耶和华之名所得的名声,就来要用难解的话试问所罗门。<
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
跟随她到耶路撒冷的人甚多,又有骆驼驮着香料,宝石,和许多金子。她来见了所罗门王,就把心里所有的对所罗门都说出来。
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
所罗门王将她所问的都答上了,没有一句不明白,不能答的。
And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.