And David took (A)the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

When Toi king of (B)Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,

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David took the gold shields(A) that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. From Tebah[a] and Berothai,(B) towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

When Tou[b] king of Hamath(C) heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah.
  2. 2 Samuel 8:9 Hebrew Toi, a variant of Tou; also in verse 10