# General Information:

Verses 16-19 describes a second battle when the Arameans who fled from Joab in [1 Chronicles 19:15](./14.md) were reinforced by other Arameans and attacked Israel again.

# the Arameans saw

What the Arameans understood is spoken of as what they saw. AT: "the Arameans understood" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# sent for reinforcements

"requested more soliders"

# Shophak ... Hadadezer

These are the names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# When David was told this

This can be stated in active form. AT: When David's messengers told him that a larger Aramean army was coming" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# he gathered ... He arranged

David did not do these things alone. His official and officers helped him. AT: "David and his officials gathered ... David and his officers arranged" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# all Israel

This is a generalization. Not every person in Israel came to fight. AT: "a very large number of Israelites" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# He arranged

"He organized"

# they fought him

Here "him" refers to David's soldiers, in addition to David. AT: "the Arameans fought David and his soldiers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/euphrates]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/commander]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jordanriver]]