Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 8:3-8
3DavidH1732 also defeatedH5221 HadadezerH1909 sonH1121 of RehobH7340, kingH4428 of ZobahH6678, who had marched outH1980 to restoreH7725 his dominionH3027 along the Euphrates RiverH5104.1 4DavidH1732 capturedH3920 from himH4480 a thousandH505 chariots, sevenH7651 thousandH3967 charioteersH6571,2 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 foot soldiersH376H7273, and heH1732 hamstrungH6131 allH3605 the horsesH7393H4480 except a hundredH3967 he keptH3498 for the chariotsH7393.
5When the ArameansH758 of DamascusH1834 cameH935 to helpH5826 KingH4428 HadadezerH1909 of ZobahH6678, DavidH1732 struck downH5221 twenty-twoH6242H8147 thousandH505 ofH758 their menH376. 6Then heH1732 placedH7760 garrisonsH5333 in AramH758 of DamascusH1834, and the ArameansH758 becameH1961 subjectH5650 to DavidH1732 and brought himH5375 tributeH4503. So the LORDH3068 made DavidH1732 victoriousH3467 whereverH3605 he wentH1980.
7And DavidH1732 tookH3947 the goldH2091 shieldsH7982 thatH834 belongedH1961 toH413 the officersH5650 of HadadezerH1909 and brought themH935 to JerusalemH3389. 8And from BetahH9843 and BerothaiH1268, citiesH5892 of HadadezerH1909, KingH4428 DavidH1732 tookH3947 a largeH3966 amountH7235 of bronzeH5178.
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 8:3 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also 1 Chronicles 18:3); Hebrew along the River, or an alternate reading along the Euphrates ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 8:4 LXX (see also DSS and 1 Chronicles 18:4); MT captured from him seventeen hundred charioteers ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 8:8 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts Tebah; see 1 Chronicles 18:8. ↩
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
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