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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Syrians</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/s/syrians.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/2_samuel/8-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/s/syrians.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Syrians</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/s/syrian.htm" title="Syrian">◄</a> Syrians <a href="/topical/s/syrophenician.htm" title="Syrophenician">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The Syrians, also known as Arameans, are a significant people group mentioned throughout the Bible. Their land, Aram, corresponds to modern-day Syria and parts of surrounding regions. The Syrians played a crucial role in the history of Israel and Judah, often as adversaries but also as occasional allies. Geographical Context The land of Aram, or Syria, was located to the northeast of Israel, with its capital in Damascus. This region was strategically important due to its position along major trade routes connecting Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Egypt. The fertile plains and access to resources made it a desirable territory, leading to frequent conflicts with neighboring nations, including Israel. Biblical History and Interactions with Israel The Syrians are first mentioned in the context of the patriarchs. Abraham's servant was sent to Aram Naharaim to find a wife for Isaac (<a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">Genesis 24:10</a>). Jacob also spent time in Paddan Aram, where he married Leah and Rachel (<a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Genesis 28:5</a>). During the period of the Judges, the Israelites faced oppression from the Arameans. In <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Judges 3:8-10</a>, the Israelites were delivered into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim, until Othniel, Caleb's younger brother, delivered them. The relationship between Israel and Syria was complex during the monarchy. King David subdued the Arameans, establishing garrisons in Damascus (<a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">2 Samuel 8:5-6</a>). However, the Syrians regained strength and frequently clashed with Israel. In <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">1 Kings 11:23-25</a>, Rezon, an adversary of Solomon, ruled over Damascus and harassed Israel. The most notable conflicts occurred during the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah. King Ahab of Israel fought against Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, in a series of battles (1 Kings 20). The prophet Elisha played a significant role during this period, performing miracles that affected the Syrian army, such as the blinding of the Syrian soldiers (<a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18-23</a>). The Syrians also interacted with the southern kingdom of Judah. King Asa of Judah sought an alliance with Ben-Hadad of Syria to counter the threat from Israel (<a href="/1_kings/15-18.htm">1 Kings 15:18-20</a>). This alliance, however, was criticized by the prophet Hanani (<a href="/2_chronicles/16-7.htm">2 Chronicles 16:7-9</a>). Prophetic Literature The prophets frequently spoke against Syria, pronouncing judgments due to their aggression and idolatry. Isaiah prophesied the downfall of Damascus, declaring, "Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins" (<a href="/isaiah/17.htm">Isaiah 17:1</a>). Amos also condemned the transgressions of Damascus, highlighting their cruelty (<a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3-5</a>). Cultural and Religious Influence The Syrians were known for their polytheistic beliefs, worshiping deities such as Hadad, the storm god. This idolatry often influenced Israel, leading to syncretism and apostasy. The cultural exchanges between Israel and Syria were significant, as seen in the adoption of Aramaic as a common language in the region. New Testament References In the New Testament, Syria is mentioned in the context of the early Christian church. The region of Syria, including Antioch, became a center for the spread of Christianity. <a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a> notes that the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch, a city in Syria. The Apostle Paul, originally from Tarsus, frequently traveled through Syria during his missionary journeys (<a href="/acts/15-41.htm">Acts 15:41</a>). The Syrians, as a people and a nation, played a multifaceted role in biblical history, influencing the political, cultural, and religious landscape of the ancient Near East. Their interactions with Israel and Judah provide valuable insights into the challenges and complexities faced by God's people throughout the biblical narrative.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>SYRIANSsir'-i-anz ('aram; Suroi; Assyrian Aramu, Arumu, Arimu): 1. Division of Aram 2. A Semitic Race 3. Syria and Israel 4. Under Nabateans and Palmyrenes 5. A Mixed Race, Semitic Type 6. Religion The terms "Syria" and "Syrians" are used in two senses in the Bible. In the Old Testament they are uniformly "Aram," "Aramaean," while in the New Testament they are used in a wider and more indefinite sense (<a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Matthew 4:24</a> <a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23</a>; <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a> <a href="/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21</a>), and include all the dwellers of the land whether Arameans or not. 1. Division of Aram: Aram was divided into several districts, comprising, in general, the region to the East of the Jordan, but extending in the North over most of Northern Syria, or from the Orontes eastward, and Northern Mesopotamia. This latter division was called Aram-naharaim-Aram of the two rivers, i.e. Tigris and Euphrates-and is the Nahrina of the Egyptian inscriptions. It is also called Paddan-aram in the Old Testament (<a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Genesis 25:20</a>) or field of Aram (<a href="/hosea/12-12.htm">Hosea 12:12</a>). The most important of the divisions of Aram in Old Testament times was Aram-dammesek, the Syria of Damascus, which sometimes dominated all of the other divisions lying to the South, such as Rehob, Tob, Zobah, and Mancab (<a href="/2_samuel/10-8.htm">2 Samuel 10:8</a>). Geshur was in this region and should be reckoned as an Aramean dis-trict (<a href="/2_samuel/15-8.htm">2 Samuel 15:8</a>). 2. A Semitic Race: The Arameans were of Semitic stock and closely akin to the Hebrews. Aram is called a son of Shem (<a href="/genesis/10-22.htm">Genesis 10:22</a>), which means a descendant, for we find him afterward called a grandson of Nahor, the brother of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22-21.htm">Genesis 22:21</a>). The Israelites were taught to say "A Syrian (Ara-maean) ready to perish was my father" (<a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Deuteronomy 26:5</a>), and the kinship of the Hebrews and Arameans was further cemented by the marriage of Isaac with Rebekah, the sister of Laban the Syrian, and of Jacob with his daughters (<a href="/nasb/genesis/24.htm">Genesis 24</a>; <a href="/nasb/genesis/29.htm">Genesis 29</a>). The period when the Arameans first appeared in Syria is uncertain, but was probably later than 2000 B.C. When Abraham came from Haran, Damascus was already occupied (<a href="/genesis/15-2.htm">Genesis 15:2</a>), and this may have been the oldest settlement of the Arameans in Syria proper, although it is not mentioned on the monuments until long after, in the time of Thothmes III of Egypt, about 1479 B.C. The Syrians were generally hostile to the Hebrews and had wars with them from the time of David onward. David subdued them, although they were aided by the tribes from beyond the Euphrates (<a href="/nasb/2_samuel/10.htm">2 Samuel 10</a>), but after the division of the kingdom they often proved too strong for the northern Israelites. 3. Syria and Israel: In the days of Omri the Syrians of Damascus brought them into subjection, but Ahab recovered all the lost territory and Damascus seems to have been subordinate for a time (<a href="/1_kings/20-34.htm">1 Kings 20:34</a>). The king of Damascus afterward regained the supremacy, as appears from the Assyrian records, for in the war of Shalmaneser II with the peoples of Syria we find them led by Ben-hadad of Damascus and, among his subject allies, Ahab, who furnished 2,000 chariots and 10,000 men. Ben-hadad succeeded in uniting most of the petty kingdoms of Syria together in opposition to Assyria, but could not hold them, and they fell, one after another, as well as Damascus itself, into the hands of the great world-power. Jeroboam II recovered the districts that had been taken from Israel by the Syrians (<a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a>), but this was only a temporary success, for Rezin extended his authority over all the East-Jordanic region as far as Elath on the Red Sea (<a href="/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6</a>), and he and Pekah joined in an attack upon Judah, but failed on account of the Assyrian advance (<a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5-9</a>). Damascus fell into the hands of Tiglath-pileser in 732 B.C., and the power of the Syrians was completely broken. 4. Under Nabatheans and Palmyrenes: The Aramaic peoples became prominent again under the Nabateans and Palmyrenes, both of whom were of this stock, as their language is clearly Aramaic. The former established a kingdom extending from the Euphrates to the Red Sea, their capital being Petra, and Damascus was under their control in the reign of their king Aretas (el-Harith) (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32</a>). This kingdom was absorbed by Rome in the reign of Trajan. The Palmyrenes did not come into prominence until the 3rd century A.D., but became, for a short time, the leading power in Western Asia. In the weakness of Rome, under Gallienus, Odenathus and his still more distinguished wife, Zenobia, dominated all Syria, and the latter dared to dispute with Aurelian the empire of the East. With her fall in 272 A.D. the power of the Arameans was extinguished and never revived. 5. A Mixed Race, Semitic Type: The Syrians in the broader sense have always been a mixed people, though of a prevailing Semitic type. The earliest layer of Semitic population was the Amorite which was found in Syria when the first Babylonian empire extended its authority over the land. Later appear the Canaanites, Phoenicians, Jebusites, Hivites and other tribes, all of which are classed together as descendants of Canaan in <a href="/nasb/genesis/10.htm">Genesis 10</a>, but their Semitic character in historic times is undoubted. The Hyksos who were driven from Egypt to Palestine and Syria were of the same race, as would appear from the Egyptian records. The Arameans formed the next wave of Semitic stock, but there were others, like the Hittites, who were not Semitic, and the Philistines, whose race affinity is doubtful. The Egyptians occupied the country for a long period, but did not contribute much to the population. Some of the tribes brought in by the Assyrians may have been non-Semitic, but most of them were evidently of cognate race (<a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24</a>), and the racial characteristics of the Syrians were not changed. When Alexander and his successors brought in the Greek and Macedoninn elements there was a decided change in the city population, but little in the country districts, and although the Greeks had a powerful influence upon the civilization of the country the Semitic type overcame the admixture of Greek blood and prevailed in the country as a whole. The Romans ruled the country for centuries and established a number of military colonies, but they did not affect the population even as much as the Greeks. When, in the 7th century A.D., the Mohammedan conquest swept over Syria, it brought in another great wave of pure Semitic stock with the numerous Arab settlers, who tended to obliterate any non-Semitic elements that might have existed. The effects of the influx of Europeans in the time of the Crusades were not sufficient to produce any marked change, and the same may be said of all later invasions of Turks and Kurds. The Syrians, while thus a mixed people to a large extent, have maintained the Semitic type, but they have never, in all their history, been able to unite politically, and have always been divided, when independent. They have been, during the greater part of their history, under foreign domination, as they still are, under Turkish rule. 6. Religion: The religion of the Syrians in ancient times was undoubtedly similar to that of the Babylonians, as is shown by the names of their gods. The Arameans worshipped Hadad and Rimmon (<a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">2 Kings 5:18</a>), sometimes joined as Hadadrimmon (<a href="/zechariah/12-11.htm">Zechariah 12:11</a>). Baal, or Bel, Ashtoreth, or Ishtar, were almost universally worshipped, and Nebu, Agli-bol, Melakh-bol, Ati and other deities are found in the Palmyrene inscriptions, showing the Babylonian influence in their cult. This was to be expected from the known prevalence of Babylonian culture throughout Western Asia for centuries. H. Porter<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2361.htm">2361. Churam -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)</a> ... Churam. 2362 . a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Transliteration: Churam Phonetic Spelling: (khoo-rawm') Short Definition: Huram. Word Origin short. ... /hebrew/2361.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2438.htm">2438. Chiram -- a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians)</a> ... Chiram. 2439 . a Benjamite, also two Arameans (Syrians). Transliteration: Chiram Phonetic Spelling: (khee-rawm') Short Definition: Hiram. Word Origin short. ... /hebrew/2438.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/758.htm">758. Aram -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem ...</a> ... Nahor, and an Isr. NASB Word Usage Aram (65), Aram-maacah* (1), Arameans (64). Aram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians. From the same as ... /hebrew/758.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/severus/life_and_writings_of_sulpitius_severus_/chapter_xxiii_at_that_time.htm">At that Time Judah Besieged the Syrians who were Posted in the ...</a> ... At that time Judah besieged the Syrians who were posted in the citadel.? At that time Judah besieged the Syrians who were posted in the citadel. ... /.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxiii at that time.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_15_concerning_jehoshaphat_the.htm">Concerning Jehoshaphat the King of Jerusalem and How Ahab Made an ...</a> ... Concerning Jehoshaphat The King Of Jerusalem And How Ahab Made An Expedition Against The Syrians And Was Assisted Therein By Jehoshaphat, But Was Himself ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 15 concerning jehoshaphat the.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_4_jehoram_succeeds_jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat; How Joram, his Namesake, King of ...</a> ... CHAPTER 4. Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat; How Joram, His Namesake, King Of Israel, Fought With The Syrians; And What Wonders Were Done By The Prophet Elisha. ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 4 jehoram succeeds jehoshaphat.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_5_how_david_brought.htm">How David Brought under the Philistines, and the Moabites, and the ...</a> ... CHAPTER 5. How David Brought Under The Philistines, And The Moabites, And The Kings Of Sophene And Of Damascus, And Of The Syrians As Also The Idumeans, In War ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how david brought.htm<a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_xvi_concerning_st_ephraim.htm">Concerning St. Ephraim.</a> ... philosophy; and although he received no instruction, he became, contrary to all expectation, so proficient in the learning and language of the Syrians, that he ... /.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xvi concerning st ephraim.htm<a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/xliii_persistency_in_wrong_doing.htm">Persistency in Wrong Doing.</a> ... He at once sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and of King Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob ... /.../xliii persistency in wrong doing.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/more_than_conquerors_through_him.htm">'More than Conquerors through Him'</a> ... 'And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/more than conquerors through him.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_12_how_upon_the.htm">How Upon the Death of Jotham, Ahaz Reigned in his Stead; against ...</a> ... of its walls; and when the king of Syria had taken the city Elath, upon the Red Sea, and had slain the inhabitants, he peopled it with Syrians; and when he had ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 12 how upon the.htm<a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xx_after_the_terrible.htm">After the Terrible Siege of Samaria was Ended in Accordance with ...</a> ... what is virtuous? 118. There was a great famine in Samaria, [741] for the army of the Syrians was besieging it. The king in his ... /.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xx after the terrible.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/impossibleonly_i_saw_it.htm">'Impossible, --Only I Saw It'</a> ... Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.5. And they rose ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/impossibleonly i saw it.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/syrians.htm">Syrians (63 Occurrences)</a> ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SYRIANS. sir'-i-anz ('aram; Suroi; Assyrian Aramu, Arumu, Arimu): 1. Division of Aram 2. A Semitic ... /s/syrians.htm - 37k<a href="/topical/h/hadadezer.htm">Hadadezer (18 Occurrences)</a> ... near Medeba. In the battle which was fought the Syrians were scattered, and the Ammonites in alarm fled into their capital. After ... /h/hadadezer.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/h/hadarezer.htm">Hadarezer (10 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 10:16 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 ... /h/hadarezer.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/z/zobah.htm">Zobah (15 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 8:5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. ... /z/zobah.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/a/arameans.htm">Arameans (61 Occurrences)</a> ... ARAMAEANS; ARAMEANS. ar-a-me'-ans: Often in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) Syrians. See SYRIA. Multi-Version Concordance ... /a/arameans.htm - 26k<a href="/topical/f/footmen.htm">Footmen (13 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 10:6 When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the ... /f/footmen.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/r/routed.htm">Routed (25 Occurrences)</a> ... (DBY). 2 Samuel 10:15 And when the Syrians saw that they were routed before Israel, they gathered themselves together. (DBY NIV). ... /r/routed.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/n/nicanor.htm">Nicanor (1 Occurrence)</a> ... The campaign began in 166 BC; the Syrians were defeated at Emmaus (1 Maccabees 3:57;), while Gorgias at a later stage gained a victory at Jamnia over a body of ... /n/nicanor.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/num/40000.htm">40000 (3 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Samuel 10:18 The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck ... /num/40000.htm - 7k<a href="/topical/i/inflicted.htm">Inflicted (20 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Kings 20:21 The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter. (See NIV). ... /i/inflicted.htm - 12k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Naaman-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Naaman in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/who-Arameans.html">Who were the Arameans? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-refugees.html">How should Christians view refugees? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Syrians (63 Occurrences)<a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">2 Samuel 8:5</a> When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm">2 Samuel 8:6</a> Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">2 Samuel 8:12</a> of the Syrians, and of the Moabites, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of the Amalekites, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah. (DBY)<a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm">2 Samuel 8:13</a> David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a> When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-8.htm">2 Samuel 10:8</a> The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-9.htm">2 Samuel 10:9</a> Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians: (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-11.htm">2 Samuel 10:11</a> He said, "If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-13.htm">2 Samuel 10:13</a> So Joab and the people who were with him drew near to the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-14.htm">2 Samuel 10:14</a> When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-15.htm">2 Samuel 10:15</a> When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">2 Samuel 10:16</a> Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-17.htm">2 Samuel 10:17</a> It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-18.htm">2 Samuel 10:18</a> The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians the men of seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-19.htm">2 Samuel 10:19</a> When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/20-20.htm">1 Kings 20:20</a> They each killed his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/20-21.htm">1 Kings 20:21</a> The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">1 Kings 20:26</a> It happened at the return of the year, that Ben Hadad mustered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">1 Kings 20:27</a> The children of Israel were mustered, and were provisioned, and went against them. The children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of young goats; but the Syrians filled the country. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">1 Kings 20:28</a> A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, "Thus says Yahweh,'Because the Syrians have said, "Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys;" therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.'" (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29</a> They encamped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Syrians in one day. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">1 Kings 22:11</a> Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, "Thus says Yahweh,'With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.'" (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/22-35.htm">1 Kings 22:35</a> The battle increased that day. The king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, and died at evening. The blood ran out of the wound into the bottom of the chariot. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/5-2.htm">2 Kings 5:2</a> The Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman's wife. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/6-9.htm">2 Kings 6:9</a> The man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that you not pass such a place; for the Syrians are coming down there." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a> When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please strike this people with blindness." He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. (See RSV)<a href="/2_kings/6-23.htm">2 Kings 6:23</a> He prepared great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. The bands of Syria stopped raiding the land of Israel. (See RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">2 Kings 7:4</a> If we say,'We will enter into the city,' then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. If we sit still here, we also die. Now therefore come, and let us surrender to the army of the Syrians. If they save us alive, we will live; and if they kill us, we will only die." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">2 Kings 7:5</a> They rose up in the twilight, to go to the camp of the Syrians. When they had come to the outermost part of the camp of the Syrians, behold, there was no man there. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6</a> For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great army: and they said one to another, Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come on us. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">2 Kings 7:10</a> So they came and called to the porter of the city; and they told them, saying, "We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but the horses tied, and the donkeys tied, and the tents as they were." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">2 Kings 7:12</a> The king arose in the night, and said to his servants, "I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry. Therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying,'When they come out of the city, we shall take them alive, and get into the city.'" (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">2 Kings 7:14</a> They took therefore two chariots with horses; and the king sent after the army of the Syrians, saying, "Go and see." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">2 Kings 7:15</a> They went after them to the Jordan; and behold, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. The messengers returned, and told the king. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">2 Kings 7:16</a> The people went out, and plundered the camp of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of Yahweh. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">2 Kings 8:28</a> He went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/8-29.htm">2 Kings 8:29</a> King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/9-15.htm">2 Kings 9:15</a> but king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) Jehu said, "If this is your thinking, then let no one escape and go out of the city, to go to tell it in Jezreel." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5</a> (Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">2 Kings 13:17</a> He said, "Open the window eastward;" and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot!" and he shot. He said, "Yahweh's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them." (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/13-19.htm">2 Kings 13:19</a> And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then wouldest thou have smitten the Syrians till thou hadst consumed them; whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. (DBY)<a href="/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6</a> At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and lived there, to this day. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a> Yahweh sent against him bands of the Chaldeans, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servants the prophets. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">1 Chronicles 18:5</a> When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/18-6.htm">1 Chronicles 18:6</a> Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-6.htm">1 Chronicles 19:6</a> And the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David; and Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and from the Syrians of Maacah, and from Zobah. (DBY)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-10.htm">1 Chronicles 19:10</a> Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-12.htm">1 Chronicles 19:12</a> He said, If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-14.htm">1 Chronicles 19:14</a> So Joab and the people who were with him drew near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-15.htm">1 Chronicles 19:15</a> When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-16.htm">1 Chronicles 19:16</a> When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-17.htm">1 Chronicles 19:17</a> It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-18.htm">1 Chronicles 19:18</a> The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians the men of seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the army. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-19.htm">1 Chronicles 19:19</a> When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">2 Chronicles 18:10</a> Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus says Yahweh, With these you shall push the Syrians, until they be consumed. (WEB ASV DBY RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">2 Chronicles 18:34</a> The battle increased that day: however the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even; and about the time of the going down of the sun he died. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">2 Chronicles 22:5</a> He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead: and the Syrians wounded Joram. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">2 Chronicles 24:23</a> It happened at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king of Damascus. (WEB ASV RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/24-24.htm">2 Chronicles 24:24</a> For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and Yahweh delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalms 60:1</a> {To the chief Musician. On Shushan. Testimony. Michtam of David; to teach: when he strove with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zobah, and Joab returned, and smote the Edomites in the valley of salt, twelve thousand.} O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased: restore us again. (DBY)<a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Isaiah 9:12</a> The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Jeremiah 35:11</a> But it happened, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem. (WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a> Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?" says Yahweh. "Haven't I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? 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