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2 Samuel 8:3-13
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3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer(A) son of Rehob, king of Zobah,(B) when he went to restore his monument at[a] the Euphrates(C) River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers[b] and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung(D) all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

5 When the Arameans of Damascus(E) came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6 He put garrisons(F) in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject(G) to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.(H)

7 David took the gold shields(I) that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tebah[c] and Berothai,(J) towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

9 When Tou[d] king of Hamath(K) heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,(L) 10 he sent his son Joram[e] 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(M) these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued: 12 Edom[f](N) and Moab,(O) the Ammonites(P) and the Philistines,(Q) and Amalek.(R) He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David became famous(S) after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites[g] in the Valley of Salt.(T)

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:3 Or his control along
  2. 2 Samuel 8:4 Septuagint (see also Dead Sea Scrolls and 1 Chron. 18:4); Masoretic Text captured seventeen hundred of his charioteers
  3. 2 Samuel 8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah.
  4. 2 Samuel 8:9 Hebrew Toi, a variant of Tou; also in verse 10
  5. 2 Samuel 8:10 A variant of Hadoram
  6. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram
  7. 2 Samuel 8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans)
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2 Samuel 8:3-13
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3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

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2 Samuel 8:3-13
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3 David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of (A)Zobah, as he went to recover (B)his territory at the River Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, [a]seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David (C)hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.

5 (D)When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So (E)the Lord preserved David wherever he went. 7 And David took (F)the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Also from [b]Betah and from (G)Berothai,[c] cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

9 When [d]Toi king of (H)Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, 10 then Toi sent [e]Joram his son to King David, to [f]greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze. 11 King David also (I)dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued— 12 from [g]Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the (J)Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David made himself a (K)name when he returned from killing (L)eighteen thousand [h]Syrians in (M)the Valley of Salt.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:4 seven thousand, 1 Chr. 18:4
  2. 2 Samuel 8:8 Tibhath, 1 Chr. 18:8
  3. 2 Samuel 8:8 Chun, 1 Chr. 18:8
  4. 2 Samuel 8:9 Tou, 1 Chr. 18:9
  5. 2 Samuel 8:10 Hadoram, 1 Chr. 18:10
  6. 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit. ask him of his welfare
  7. 2 Samuel 8:12 LXX, Syr., Heb. mss. Edom
  8. 2 Samuel 8:13 LXX, Syr., Heb. mss. Edomites and 1 Chr. 18:12
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