Tree of Life Version
2 Samuel 8:5
5When the Arameans of Damascus came to the aid of King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Aramean men.
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
3David also defeated King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah, as he went to restore his dominion along the River. 4David captured from him 1700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, while reserving 100 of them for chariots. When the Arameans of Damascus came to the aid of King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Aramean men. 6Then David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became vassals to David, bringing tribute. So Adonai gave victory to David wherever he went 7David also took the golden shields of Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.
Read all of 2 Samuel 82 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 11:23Then God raised up another adversary against him, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord King Hadad-ezer of Zobah,
- 1 Chronicles 18:5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of the Arameans.
- Isaiah 7:8For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within 65 years Ephraim will be broken and not be a people.
- Job 9:13“God does not restrain His anger; under Him the helpers of Rahab cower.
- Psalms 83:4They make a shrewd plot against Your people, conspiring against Your treasured ones.
- Isaiah 8:9Make an uproar, O peoples— but you will be broken in pieces. Give ear, all you of far countries. Arm yourselves—yet be shattered! Arm yourselves—yet be shattered!
- Isaiah 31:3Now Egyptians are men and not God, and their horses are flesh, not spirit. When Adonai stretches out His hand, both he who helps will stumble and he who is helped will fall, and both will perish together.
- 2 Chronicles 8:3Then Solomon marched against Hamath-zobah and overpowered 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
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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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