2 Samuel 8:9

Then Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David had struck down the entire strength of Hadadezer.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And from Betah and Beeroth, cities of Hadadezer, king David took an exceedingly great amount of brass.

10And so, Toi sent his son Joram to king David, so that he might greet him with congratulations, and give thanks, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had struck him down. For indeed, Toi was the enemy of Hadadezer. And in his hand were vessels of gold, and vessels of silver, and vessels of brass.

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Cross References

Numbers 34:8From there, it limits shall advance into Hamath, as far as the limits of Zedad.

1 Chronicles 18:9Now when Toi, the king of Hamath, had heard this, specifically that David had struck the entire army of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah,

Amos 6:2Cross over to Calneh and see, and go from there into Hamath the great, and descend into Gath of the Philistines, and to the best kingdoms of these, if their limits are wider than your limits.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 8:2-9

David's Conquests. ( b. c. 1042.) 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. 3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at… Read the whole commentary →

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