David took the shields of gold which were [a]carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. From [b]Betah and from (A)Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.

Now when Toi king of (B)Hamath heard that David had [c]defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:7 Lit on
  2. 2 Samuel 8:8 In 1 Chr 18:8, Tibhath
  3. 2 Samuel 8:9 Lit smitten