And the merchants of the country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them.
Merchants of the region, hearing their reputation, brought a great deal of silver and gold, along with chains, and came to the camp to buy the Israelites as slaves; forces from Syria and Philistia joined them as well.
