2 Samuel 8:9

And Thou the king of Emath heard that David had defeated all the forces of Adarezer.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And out of Bete, and out of Beroth, cities of Adarezer, king David took an exceeding great quantity of brass.

10And Thou sent Joram his son to king David, to salute him, and to congratulate with him, and to return him thanks: because he had fought against Adarezer, and had defeated him. For Thou was an enemy to Adarezer, 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 which they shall come to Emath, as far as the borders of Sedada:

1 Chronicles 18:9Now when Thou king of Hemath heard that David had defeated all the army of Adarezer king of Soba,

Amos 6:2Pass ye over to Chalane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the great: and go down into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best kingdoms of these: if their border be larger than your border.

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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