2 Samuel 8:9

And, when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadadezer,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

10then Tou sent Hadoram his son unto King David, to ask after his welfare, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had smitten him, for Hadadezer had had wars with Tou,—and, in his hand, were vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.

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Cross References

Numbers 34:8From Mount Hor, ye shall draw a line to the entering in of Hamath,—and the extension of the boundary shall be towards Zedad:

1 Chronicles 18:9And, when Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Amos 6:2Pass ye over to Calneh, and see, and go on from thence to Hamath the great,—and go down to Gath of the Philistines, are they better than these kingdoms? or their boundary larger than your boundary?

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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