Helam

Easton's Bible Dictionary

2 Samuel 10:16

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

E. of Jordan and W. of Euphrates, where Hadarezer and the Syrians were defeated by David (2 Samuel 10:16-17).

Holman Bible Dictionary

Ezekiel 47:16 1 Maccabees 5:26 2 Samuel 10:15-19

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

HELAM . The Aramæans from beyond the river, whom Hadarezer summoned to his aid, came to Helam ( 2 Samuel 10:16 ) and were there met and defeated by David ( 2 Samuel 10:17 f.). So far as the form of the word is concerned, hçlâm in 2 Samuel 10:16 might mean ‘their army.’ There can, however, be little doubt that the LXX [Note: Septuagint.] , Pesh. and Targ. are right in taking it as a proper name. Upon the ground of the LXX [Note: Septuagint.] some introduce Helam also in Ezekiel 47:16 . In this case it must have lain on the border between Damascus and Hamath.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Place situate between the Jordan and the Euphrates, where David defeated the Syrians under Hadarezer. 2 Samuel 10:16,17 . Possibly the Alamatha of Ptolemy, near Nicephorium.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

He'lam. (stronghold). A place east of the Jordan, but west of the Euphrates, at which the Syrians were collected by Hadarezer, and where David met and defeated them. 2 Samuel 10:16-17.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hē´lam ( חילם , ḥēlām , 2 Samuel 10:16 f; in 2 Samuel 16:17 with the he of locale  ; Septuagint Ἁιλάμ , Hailám ): A place near which David is said to have defeated the Aramean world under Hadarezer (2 Samuel 10:16 ). Its site is unknown. Cornill and others introduce it into the text of Ezekiel 47:16 (from the Septuagint Ἡλιάμ , Hḗliám ). This would place it between the territories of Damascus and Hamath, which is not unreasonable. Some scholars identify it with Aleppo, which seems too far north.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Cheylam7', חֵילָם , place of abundance, 2 Samuel 10:16; but in 2 Samuel 10:17, Chelanm', חֵאלָם [with he ‘ directive," חֵאלָמָה, Josephus Χαλαμά ], for which the margin prefers חֵלאָם; Sept. Αἰλάμ, Vulgate Helamn), a place "beyond the river" (i.e. either east of the Jordan or west of the Euphrates, although Josephus, Ant. 7:6, 3, understands it to mean east of the Euphrates), where David gained a victory over the combined forces of the Syrians under Hadadezer. apparently between Damascus and the country of the Ammonites. Ewald (Is'. Gesch. 2, 620) compares the Alanmatha (Ἀλάμαθα ) of Ptolemy (5, 15, 25), on the west bank of the Euphrates, near Nicephoritm. (See David).