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David brought the gold shields to Jerusalem which King Hadadezer’s officers had used. He also carried back to Jerusalem a very large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s cities of Betah and Berothai.

When King Toi of Hamath heard about David’s victory over the army of Hadadezer,

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David took the gold shields(A) that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. From Tebah[a] and Berothai,(B) towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

When Tou[b] king of Hamath(C) heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah.
  2. 2 Samuel 8:9 Hebrew Toi, a variant of Tou; also in verse 10