Did Syria ever learn that it is not a good idea to fight Israel? Second Samuel 8:5 says that under David, Israel killed 22,000 Syrians in a war. They fought David and Israel again, and Second Samuel 8:13 says Israel killed 18,000 Syrians!
Then the Bible says a little later, “When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David, the people of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians…twenty thousand foot soldiers…” (2 Samuel 10:6–8).
Do you have to guess what happened? Keep reading Second Samuel 10 and discover how many more Syria lost in battle against Israel.
Why are people slow to learn? Are you slow to learn?