6 Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ama-Amoni abona ukuthi uDavide wayesewazonda, ngakho ama-Amoni athumela izithunywa zayoqasha amaSiriya aseBheti-rehobe + namaSiriya aseZoba, + amasosha ahamba ngezinyawo angu-20 000; nenkosi yaseMahakha + namadoda angu-1 000; namadoda angu-12 000 ase-Ishithobi. *+

8 Ama-Amoni aphuma alungela impi phambi kwesango ledolobha, kuyilapho amaSiriya aseZoba nawaseRehobe kanye nabase-Ishithobi* nabaseMahakha bebodwa esigangeni.