2 Samuel 8:9

When Toi, the king of the Hamath city in Syria, heard that David’s army had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8They also brought to Jerusalem a lot of bronze that they found in Betah and Berothai, two cities that King Hadadezer had previously ruled.

10he sent his son Joram to greet King David and to ◄congratulate him/say that he was happy► about his army defeating Hadadezer’s army, which Toi’s army had fought many times. Joram brought to David many items/gifts made from gold, silver, and bronze.

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Cross References

Numbers 34:8From there it will extend to Lebo-Hamath and then to Zedad.

1 Chronicles 18:9When Tou, the king of Hamath city in Syria, heard that David’s army had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer,

Amos 6:2But go to Calneh city and see what happened there. Then go to see the great city Hamath and see what happened there. Then go down to Gath city in Philistia and see what happened to their city walls. Your land/country is certainly not [RHQ] larger or more powerful than their countries were, but they were all destroyed.

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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