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2 Samuel 8:3-5
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2 Samuel 8:3-5
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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.
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 8:3-5
New King James Version
2 Samuel 8:3-5
New King James Version
3 David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of (A)Zobah, as he went to recover (B)his territory at the River Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, [a]seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David (C)hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.
5 (D)When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians.
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- 2 Samuel 8:4 seven thousand, 1 Chr. 18:4
2 Samuel 8:3-5
King James Version
2 Samuel 8:3-5
King James Version
3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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2 Samuel 8:3-5
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 8:3-5
English Standard Version
3 David also defeated (A)Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of (B)Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. 4 (C)And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David (D)hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. 5 (E)And when the (F)Syrians of Damascus came to help (G)Hadadezer king of (H)Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
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