19:17a When this was reported to David,

When David was informed about this,
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David heard about what ⌊the Syrians were doing⌋ .

19:17b he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan,

he assembled ⌊together⌋ all the Israelite ⌊troops⌋ and ⌊they⌋ crossed the Jordan ⌊River⌋ .
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⌊So⌋ he gathered all the Israel ⌊soldiers⌋ and ⌊they went⌋ across the ⌊River⌋ Jordan.

19:17c advanced toward the Arameans, and arrayed for battle against them.

They moved forward against ⌊the Arameans⌋ and positioned themselves ⌊to fight⌋ them.
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⌊David put his soldiers⌋ in position facing the Syrian troops.

19:17d When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

David organized his ⌊troops⌋ for battle against the Arameans and the Arameans fought against ⌊them⌋ .
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He organized them ⌊ready for⌋ battle against the Syrians and the Syrians fought ⌊back⌋ .

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