King James Version
2 Samuel 8:3-8
3Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221also Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,as he wentH3212to recoverלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725his borderיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027at the riverבִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃bin.har-pe.RatH5104Euphratesבִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃bin.har-pe.RatH6578.
4And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvai.yil.KodH3920from him a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariots,and sevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH7273H376:and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houghedוַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.KerH6131all the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393horses,but reservedוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498of them foran hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967chariotsרָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevH7393.
5And when the Syriansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to succourלַעְזֹ֕רla'.ZorH5826Hadadezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732slewוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of the Syriansבַּֽאֲרָ֔םba.'a.RamH758twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
6Then Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333in Syriaבַּאֲרַ֣םba.'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834:and the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758became servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, andbroughtנוֹשְׂאֵ֣יnos.'EiH5375giftsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068preservedוַיֹּ֤שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732whithersoever he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.
8And from Betahוּמִבֶּ֥טַחu.mi.Be.tachH984,and from Berothaiוּמִבֵּֽרֹתַ֖יu.mi.be.ro.TaiH1268,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909,kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947exceedingמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.
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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