When Tou[a] king of Hamath(A) heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,(B) 10 he sent his son Joram[b] to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

11 King David dedicated(C) these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:9 Hebrew Toi, a variant of Tou; also in verse 10
  2. 2 Samuel 8:10 A variant of Hadoram

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