uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

This verse continues to describe a second battle when the Arameans who fled from Joab in 1 Chronicles 19:15 were reinforced by other Arameans and attacked Israel again.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) When David was told this

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,David and,he_gathered DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael and=he/it_passed_through the,Jordan and,he_came to,them and,he_deployed against,them and,he_deployed Dāvid to,meet ʼArām battle and,they_engaged_in_battle with=him/it )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [When David’s messengers told him that a larger Aramean army was coming]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) he gathered … He arranged

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,David and,he_gathered DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael and=he/it_passed_through the,Jordan and,he_came to,them and,he_deployed against,them and,he_deployed Dāvid to,meet ʼArām battle and,they_engaged_in_battle with=him/it )

David did not do these things alone. His official and officers helped him. Alternate translation: [David and his officials gathered … David and his officers arranged]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

(Occurrence 0) all Israel

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,David and,he_gathered DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael and=he/it_passed_through the,Jordan and,he_came to,them and,he_deployed against,them and,he_deployed Dāvid to,meet ʼArām battle and,they_engaged_in_battle with=him/it )

This is a generalization. Not every person in Israel came to fight. Alternate translation: [a very large number of Israelites]

(Occurrence 0) He arranged

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,David and,he_gathered DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael and=he/it_passed_through the,Jordan and,he_came to,them and,he_deployed against,them and,he_deployed Dāvid to,meet ʼArām battle and,they_engaged_in_battle with=him/it )

Alternate translation: [He organized]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) they fought him

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,David and,he_gathered DOM all/each/any/every Yisrael and=he/it_passed_through the,Jordan and,he_came to,them and,he_deployed against,them and,he_deployed Dāvid to,meet ʼArām battle and,they_engaged_in_battle with=him/it )

Here “him” refers to David’s soldiers, in addition to David. Alternate translation: [the Arameans fought David and his soldiers]