2 Samuel 8:5

2 Samuel 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians.

Context of 2 Samuel 8:5

3Then David defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the River [Euphrates]. 4David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers. David also hamstrung all the chariot horses (making them lame), but reserved enough of them for a hundred chariots. When the Arameans (Syrians) of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Arameans. 6Then David put garrisons among the Arameans in Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants and brought tribute. The Lord helped David wherever he went. 7David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 8:5 word by word

וַתָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק לַעְזֹ֕ר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• of Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂקdammeώeq dûmeώeq darmeώeq · DamascusH1834
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to succourעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֫זֶרhădad‛ezer · HadadezerH1909
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 8:5

• 1 Kings 11:23God also stirred up another adversary for Solomon, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.
• 1 Chronicles 18:5When the Arameans (Syrians) of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.
• Isaiah 7:8For the head (capital) of Aram is Damascus and the head of Damascus is [King] Rezin (now within sixty-five years Ephraim will be broken to pieces and will no longer be a people).
• Job 9:13“God will not turn back His anger; The [proud] helpers of Rahab [the arrogant monster of the sea] bow under Him.
• Psalms 83:4They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation; Let the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
• Isaiah 8:9“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered! Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries. Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered; Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.
• Isaiah 31:3Now the Egyptians are men and not God, And their horses are flesh and not spirit; And the Lord will stretch out His hand, And he (Egypt) who helps will stumble, And he (Judah) who is helped will fall, And all of them will perish together.
• 2 Chronicles 8:3Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 8:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Syrians of Damascus - The Syrians (Aram), whose capital was Damascus, were the best known and most powerful. Damascus (written Darmesek in marginal references, according to the late Aramean orthography) is first mentioned in Genesis 15:2. According to Nicolaus of Damascus, cited by Josephus, the Syrian king‘s name was Hadad.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Hadadezer’s neighbors, the Arameans from Damascus, were unable to help him resist David. They later had more success against Solomon (1 Kings 11:23–25). But they were less successful when they attacked Samaria during the reign of King Ahab of Israel (1 Kings 20).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 8:5

• Damascus
• Hadadezer
• Syria
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• Damascus
• David
• Cord
• Euphrates
• Hadarezer
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Rezon
• Scribe
• Servant

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings