1 Chronicles 18:5

And when the Syrians of Damascus came. — Literally, And Aram of Damascus came. The verb is masculine here, feminine in Samuel. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 18:2.)

Damascus. — Heb., Darmèseq, a late form, occurring again in 2 Chronicles 28:5; 2 Chronicles 28:23 (= ancient Dammèseq). In Syriac the name is similar: Darmĕsûq. The Arabic is Dimashqu, the cuneiform Dimashqa or Dimmasqa.

David slew of the Syrians. — Literally, smote in Aram. The preposition is partitive.