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.
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Gill's Exposition
And when it was told David,.... What preparations the Syrians were making to fight him, and where they were:
he gathered all Israel together; all the fighting men in the country:
and passed over…
Adam Clarke
David - gathered all Israel together - He thought that such a war required his own presence.
Here is, 1. A new attempt of the Syrians to recover their lost honour and to check the progress of David's victorious arms. The forces that were lately dispersed rallied again, and gathered themselves…
Renewed attack of the Syrians. Their total defeat
16. And Hadarezer sent, &c. The correct form of his name is probably Hadadezer. See note on ch. 2Sa 8:3. He now mustered his vassals and tributaries…