2 Samuel 8:9

And when To'i the king of Chamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadad'ezer,

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And from Betach, and from Berothai, cities of Hadad'ezer, did king David take exceedingly much copper.

10Then did To'i send Yoram his son unto king David, to ask him after his well-being, and to bless him, because that he had fought against Hadad'ezer, and smitten him; for Hadad'ezer had been engaged in wars with To'i; and he had in his hand vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of copper:

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Cross References

Numbers 34:8From mount Hor shall ye mark out [the boundary] unto the entrance of Chamath; and the terminations of the border shall be toward Zedad;

1 Chronicles 18:9And when To'u the king of Chamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadar'ezer the king of Zobah:

Amos 6:2Pass ye over unto Calneh, and see; and go from there to Chamath-rabbah; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: whether they be better than these kingdoms? or whether their territory be greater than your territory?

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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