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2 Samuel 8:3-5
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 8:3-5
Contemporary English Version
3 David set out for the Euphrates River to build a monument[a] there. On his way,[b] he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob. 4 In the battle, David captured 1,700 cavalry[c] and 20,000 foot soldiers. He also captured war chariots, but he destroyed all but 100 of them.[d] 5 When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.
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- 8.3 monument: Kings sometimes set up monuments in lands they had conquered.
- 8.3 David … way: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. It may have been Hadadezer who was going to the Euphrates River. And he may have gone there either to build a monument or to put down a rebellion.
- 8.4 1,700 cavalry: Hebrew; one ancient translation and 1 Chronicles 18.4 “1,000 chariots and 7,000 cavalry.”
- 8.4 He also captured … them: Or “He crippled all but 100 of the horses.”
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