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David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,
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along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple.
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When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,
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he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.
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King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations—from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.
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[a].
As in parallel text at 2 Sam 8:9 ; Hebrew reads Tou; also in 18:10 .