2 Samuel 8:10

10 So he sent his son Joram to King David to greet and congratulate him for fighting and defeating them, for Toi and Hadadezer were old enemies. He brought with him gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

2 Samuel 8:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 8:10

Then Toi sent Joram his son unto King David
Who is called Hadoram in ( 1 Chronicles 18:10 ) ; though the Syriac and Arabic versions read Joram there:

to salute him:
to inquire of his welfare after his fatigue in the battles he had had with the Moabites and Syrians, and to wish him all happiness and prosperity for the future:

and to bless him;
to congratulate him on his victory, and to wish him success in all after wars he might be engaged in; and particularly to give him thanks for delivering him from so great an enemy as Hadadezer had been to him, as also to bring a present to him, which is sometimes called a blessing; see ( Genesis 33:11 ) ;

because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him;
that is, David had, which had endeared him to Toi:

for Hadadezer had wars with Toi;
was an enemy of his, sought to take his kingdom from him, and had had many battles with him: and though he could not conquer him, he sadly harassed him, being too mighty for him:

and [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold,
and vessels of brass;
as a present to David, in gratitude for his deliverance from his enemy by him, and as a token of his homage and subjection to him; at least as a sign that he put himself under his protection, and desired to be his friend and ally. The word "Joram", though not in the Hebrew text, is rightly supplied; for none else can be supposed to bring the present.

2 Samuel 8:10 In-Context

8 He also looted a great quantity of bronze from Tebah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer.

9 Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had struck down the entire army of Hadadezer.

10 So he sent his son Joram to King David to greet and congratulate him for fighting and defeating them, for Toi and Hadadezer were old enemies. He brought with him gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

11 King David consecrated these along with the silver and gold from all the nations he had conquered

12 - from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and from Amalek, along with the plunder from Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.