Bible Explorer · Event · c. 990 BC

David Defeats Hadadezer and the Syrian Coalition at Helam

When the Arameans see that they have been defeated by Israel, Hadadezer brings out the Syrians from beyond the Euphrates; King David gathers all Israel, crosses the Jordan, and arrives at Helam; in the ensuing battle, David slays Shobach the Syrian army commander and seven hundred charioteers with forty thousand horsemen, causing Hadadezer’s vassal kings to make peace with Israel and serve them.

Chronology and Dating

Date: c. 990 BC · Note: Decisive northern expansion securing the Euphrates frontier during David’s reign.

Scripture References

2 Samuel 10:15-19, 1 Chronicles 19:16-19

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