2 Samuel 8:7-8

7 David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 From Tebah^[a] and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

2 Samuel 8:7-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 8

This chapter gives a relation of the wars of David with his enemies, and his victories over them, particularly the Philistines, Moabites, Syrians, and Edomites, and of the spoils he took from them, and of the presents made to him by others, 2Sa 8:1-14; and of his righteous administration of government, and of the principal officers in his court and camp, 2Sa 8:15-18.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 10:16; 1 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 11:10
• 2. Ezekiel 47:16

Footnotes

• [a]. See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew "Betah" .