2 Samuel 8:9

And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8and from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, hath king David taken very much brass.

10and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars [with] Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,

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Cross References

Numbers 34:8from mount Hor ye mark out to go in to Hamath, and the outgoings of the border have been to Zedad;

1 Chronicles 18:9And Tou king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten the whole force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Amos 6:2Pass ye over [to] Calneh and see, And go thence [to] Hamath the great, And go down [to] Gath of the Philistines, Are [they] better than these kingdoms? Greater [is] their border 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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