2 Samuel 8:9-14

9 When Tou^[a] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

10 he sent his son Joram^[b] to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

11 King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:

12 Edom^[c] and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites^[d] in the Valley of Salt.

14 He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

2 Samuel 8:9-14 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 8:65; 2 Kings 14:28; 2 Chronicles 8:4
• 2. Luke 14:31-32
• 3. ver 12; 1 Kings 7:51; 1 Kings 15:15; 1 Chronicles 26:26; 2 Chronicles 5:1
• 4. S Numbers 24:18
• 5. ver 2
• 6. 2 Samuel 10:14
• 7. S 2 Samuel 5:25
• 8. S Numbers 24:20; S 1 Samuel 27:8
• 9. 2 Samuel 7:9
• 10. 2 Kings 14:7; 1 Chronicles 18:12; Psalms 60 Title
• 11. Numbers 24:17-18; Psalms 108:9; Isaiah 34:5; Isaiah 63:1; Jeremiah 49:7; Ezekiel 25:12
• 12. S Ge 27:29,37-40
• 13. Psalms 144:10
• 14. ver 6; 2 Samuel 22:44; Psalms 18:43

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "Toi" , a variant of "Tou" ; also in verse 10
• [b]. A variant of "Hadoram"
• [c]. Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts "Aram"
• [d]. A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts "Aram" (that is, Arameans)