2 Chronicles 8:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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Referenced Verses

Num 13:21 : 21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
Num 34:8 : 8 from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;
2 Sam 8:3 : 3 David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the {H6578} River.
1 Kgs 11:23-25 : 23 And God raised up [another] adversary unto him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them [of Zobah]: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
1 Chr 18:3 : 3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Chr 8:4-6
3 verses
80%
4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store - cities, which he built in Hamath.
5Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
6and Baalath, and all the store - cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
2 Chr 8:1-2
2 verses
76%
1And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of Jehovah, and his own house,
2that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
1 Chr 18:8-9
2 verses
74%
8And 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.
9And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
1 Chr 18:3
74%
3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
2 Sam 8:12
74%
12of 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.
2 Sam 8:8-9
2 verses
73%
8And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
9And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
2 Sam 8:3
72%
3David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the {H6578} River.
2 Chr 8:17
72%
17Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the {H3220} seashore in the land of Edom.
1 Kgs 9:17-19
3 verses
71%
17And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
18and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land,
19and all the store - cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
1 Chr 29:23
69%
23Then Solomon sat on the throne of Jehovah as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
2 Chr 1:13
69%
13So Solomon came from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, unto Jerusalem; and he reigned over Israel.
2 Chr 1:1
68%
1And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and Jehovah his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
Ezek 47:16
67%
16Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.
2 Chr 7:8
67%
8So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt.
1 Kgs 5:2
67%
2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
1 Kgs 9:15
67%
15And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised, to build the house of Jehovah, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
Isa 37:13
66%
13Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?
2 Chr 7:11
66%
11Thus Solomon finished the house of Jehovah, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of Jehovah, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
Zech 9:2
66%
2and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
1 Kgs 9:1
66%
1And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of Jehovah, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
1 Kgs 5:7
66%
7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be Jehovah this day, who hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
Judg 3:13
66%
13And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.
1 Kgs 11:24-25
2 verses
66%
24And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them [of Zobah]: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
25And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
2 Sam 10:16
66%
16And 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.
2 Chr 26:6
66%
6And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
1 Kgs 10:23
66%
23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
2 Chr 9:3
66%
3And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
1 Kgs 4:1
66%
1And king Solomon was king over all Israel.
2 Sam 12:26
66%
26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Song 3:9
66%
9King Solomon made himself a palanquin Of the wood of Lebanon.
1 Kgs 9:26
66%
26And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
1 Kgs 4:24
66%
24For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
1 Kgs 8:65
65%
65So 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.
2 Chr 1:8
65%
8And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great lovingkindness unto David my father, and hast made me king in his stead.
2 Chr 12:4
65%
4And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
1 Chr 1:16
65%
16and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
2 Kgs 14:28
65%
28Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, [which had belonged] to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Sam 10:8
65%
8And 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.
2 Chr 9:26
65%
26And he ruled over all the kings from the River even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
1 Kgs 6:11
65%
11And the word of Jehovah came to Solomon, saying,
2 Chr 9:22
65%
22So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
2 Chr 8:8
65%
8of their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, of them did Solomon raise a levy [of bondservants] unto this day.