2 Samuel 8:9

American Standard Version (1901)

And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
  • 1 Chr 18:9 : 9 And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
  • 2 Chr 8:4 : 4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.
  • Amos 6:2 : 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines: are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

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  • 1 Chr 18:1-11
    11 verses
    92%

    1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

    2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

    3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

    4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

    5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

    6 Then David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

    7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

    8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

    9 And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

    10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and [he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

    11 These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

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    10 then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

    11 These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;

    12 of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

    13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

  • 2 Sam 8:1-8
    8 verses
    81%

    1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

    2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

    3 David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

    4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

    5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

    6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

    7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

    8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

  • 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

  • 19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

  • 2 Sam 10:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

    7 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.

    8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

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    16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

    17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

    18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians [the men of] seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he died there.

    19 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.

  • 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.

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    16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer at their head.

    17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

  • 6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.

  • 8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 10:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

    2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

    3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David sent his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

  • 8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

  • 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

  • 18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

  • 21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.

  • 1 Chr 19:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

    3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

  • 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

  • 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

  • 16 And David did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

  • 9 And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.