Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control. Young's Literal Translation and gathereth unto himself men, and is head of a troop in David’s slaying them, and they go to Damascus, and dwell in it, and reign in Damascus; King James Bible And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them [of Zobah]: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. Hebrew and had gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ (way·yiq·bōṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6908: To gather, collect men אֲנָשִׁ֔ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person to himself. עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against When David דָּוִ֖ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse killed בַּהֲרֹ֥ג (ba·hă·rōḡ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent the Zobaites, אֹתָ֑ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case [Rezon] captained וַיְהִ֣י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a band [of raiders] גְּד֔וּד (gə·ḏūḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1416: A band, troop and went וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ (way·yê·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to Damascus, דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ (ḏam·me·śeq) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1834: Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria) where they settled וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and gained control. וַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּ (way·yim·lə·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel |