2 Samuel 8:10-18

10 Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet * him and bless him, because * he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

11 King David also ¹dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued:

12 from Aram and ²Moab and ³the sons of Ammon and ⁴the Philistines and ⁵Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 So ⁶David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 * * Arameans in ⁷the Valley of Salt.

14 He put garrisons in Edom. In all Edom he put garrisons, and ⁸all the Edomites became servants to David. And ⁹the LORD helped David wherever * he went.

15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

16 ¹⁰Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and ¹¹Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was ¹²recorder.

17 ¹³Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were ¹⁴priests, and Seraiah was ¹⁵secretary.

18 ¹⁶Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the ¹⁷Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were ¹⁸chief ministers.

2 Samuel 8:10-18 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 7:51
• 2. 2 Samuel 8:2
• 3. 2 Samuel 10:14
• 4. 2 Samuel 5:17-25
• 5. 1 Samuel 27:8; 1 Samuel 30:17-20
• 6. 2 Samuel 7:9
• 7. 2 Kings 14:7
• 8. Genesis 27:37-40; Numbers 24:17, 18
• 9. 2 Samuel 8:6
• 10. 1 Chronicles 11:6
• 11. 1 Kings 4:3
• 12. 2 Kings 18:18, 37
• 13. 1 Chronicles 6:4-8
• 14. 1 Chronicles 16:39, 40
• 15. 2 Kings 18:18
• 16. 1 Kings 4:4
• 17. 1 Samuel 30:14; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:7, 23; 1 Kings 1:38, 44
• 18. 1 Chronicles 18:17

Footnotes

• [a] In 1 Chr 18:10, "Hadoram"
• [b] Lit "ask him of his welfare"
• [c] Lit "smitten"
• [d] Lit "was a man of wars"
• [e] Lit "there were in his hand"
• [f] Some mss read "Edom"
• [g] Lit "smiting"
• [h] Some mss read "Edom"
• [i] Lit "was doing"
• [j] Lit "and the Cherethites"
• [k] Lit "priests"