2 Samuel 8:7

And David took the shields of gold which had come to the servants of Hadadezer,—and brought them to Jerusalem;

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In The King James Version

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

In Context

6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became David’s, as servants bringing gifts,—and so Yahweh gave victory unto David, whithersoever he went.

8also, from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, did King David take bronze, exceeding much.

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Cross References

1 Kings 14:26and took away the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the house of the king, yea, the whole, took he away,—and took away all the bucklers of gold, which, Solomon, had made.

1 Chronicles 18:7And David took the shields of gold, that were upon the servants of Hadarezer,—and brought them to Jerusalem;

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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