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2 Samuel 8:3-8
Legacy Standard Bible
2 Samuel 8:3-8
Legacy Standard Bible
3 Then David struck (A)Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as (B)he went to restore his [a]power at the [b]River. 4 And David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David (C)hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for 100 chariots. 5 Then (D)the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah. And David struck down 22,000 Arameans. 6 Then David placed garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus; and (E)the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And (F)Yahweh granted salvation to David wherever he went. 7 And David took the small shields of gold which were [c]carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Also from [d]Betah and from (G)Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.
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- 2 Samuel 8:3 Or monument; lit hand
- 2 Samuel 8:3 The Euphrates River
- 2 Samuel 8:7 Lit on
- 2 Samuel 8:8 In 1 Chr 18:8, Tibhath
2 Samuel 8:3-8
New International Version
2 Samuel 8:3-8
New International Version
3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer(A) son of Rehob, king of Zobah,(B) when he went to restore his monument at[a] the Euphrates(C) River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers[b] and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung(D) all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus(E) came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6 He put garrisons(F) in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject(G) to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.(H)
7 David took the gold shields(I) that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tebah[c] and Berothai,(J) towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 8:3 Or his control along
- 2 Samuel 8:4 Septuagint (see also Dead Sea Scrolls and 1 Chron. 18:4); Masoretic Text captured seventeen hundred of his charioteers
- 2 Samuel 8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah.
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