2 Samuel 8:5

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When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:23-25 : 23 God raised up another adversary against Solomon—Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. 24 Gathering men around him, he became the leader of a band of raiders after David defeated Zobah's forces. They went to Damascus, lived there, and established a kingdom in Damascus. 25 Rezon was Israel's adversary as long as Solomon lived, causing trouble along with Hadad. He ruled over Aram and loathed Israel.
  • 1 Chr 18:5-6 : 5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of them. 6 David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing him tribute. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
  • Job 9:13 : 13 God will not turn back His anger; even the helpers of Rahab bowed beneath Him.
  • Ps 83:4-8 : 4 They devise cunning plans against your people and conspire together against your treasured ones. 5 They say, 'Come, let us destroy them as a nation, so that the name of Israel may no longer be remembered.' 6 For they have consulted together with one mind; they have made a covenant against you. 7 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, 8 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre.
  • Isa 7:8 : 8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Be shattered, you nations, and be terrified! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle and be terrified; prepare for battle and be shattered. 10 Devise your plans, but they will be thwarted; issue your orders, but they will not stand, for God is with us.
  • Isa 31:3 : 3 The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.
  • 2 Sam 8:3 : 3 David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control over the Euphrates River.

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  • 1 Chr 18:2-7
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    2David also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became his servants, bringing him tribute.

    3David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath when Hadadezer went to establish his control over the Euphrates River.

    4David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from Hadadezer. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but kept enough for 100 chariots.

    5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of them.

    6David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing him tribute. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

    7David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 10:15-19
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    83%

    15When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.

    16Hadadezer sent for the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River. They came to Helam, led by Shobach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army.

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Arameans formed their battle lines to meet David and fought against him.

    18But the Arameans fled before Israel. David killed seven hundred Aramean charioteers and forty thousand horsemen. He also struck down Shobach, the commander of their army, who died there.

    19When all the kings who were vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

  • 1 Chr 19:16-19
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    16When the Arameans saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to bring out additional Aramean forces from beyond the Euphrates River, with Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer's army, leading them.

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and advanced against them to set up his battle lines. David arranged his forces to face the Arameans, and they fought against him.

    18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand chariot drivers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shophach, the commander of their army.

    19When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. After this, the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 2 Sam 8:12-13
    2 verses
    83%

    12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

    13David gained renown when he returned after striking down eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

  • 2 Sam 8:6-7
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    6Then David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

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

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    79%

    7There, the army of Israel was defeated by David's servants, and the casualties were heavy that day—twenty thousand men.

  • 2 Sam 8:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control over the Euphrates River.

    4From Hadadezer, David captured a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but spared enough horses for a hundred chariots.

  • 1 Kgs 11:24
    75%

    24Gathering men around him, he became the leader of a band of raiders after David defeated Zobah's forces. They went to Damascus, lived there, and established a kingdom in Damascus.

  • 2 Sam 8:9
    75%

    9When Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

  • 1 Kgs 20:29-30
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    29For seven days, the two armies camped opposite each other. On the seventh day, the battle began, and the Israelites struck down 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day.

    30The rest of the Arameans fled to the city of Aphek, where a wall collapsed on 27,000 of them. Meanwhile, Ben-Hadad fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

  • 2 Sam 10:6-8
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    6When the Ammonites realized they had become odious to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-Rehob and Zobah, as well as the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and twelve thousand men from Tob.

    7When David heard of this, he sent Joab and all the army of mighty warriors.

    8The Ammonites came out and drew up in battle formation at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans from Zobah and Rehob, along with the men of Tob and Maacah, were stationed by themselves in the open field.

  • 1 Kgs 20:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20Each man struck down his opponent, and the Arameans fled with Israel pursuing them. Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, escaped on horseback along with some cavalry.

    21The king of Israel went out and struck down the horses and chariots, and he inflicted a great defeat on the Arameans.

  • 1 Chr 19:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6When the Ammonites realized that they had become offensive to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.

    7They hired thirty-two thousand chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his troops, who came and camped near Medeba. The Ammonites also gathered from their cities and came out for battle.

    8When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • 1 Kgs 20:1
    74%

    1Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, gathered his entire army along with thirty-two kings, horses, and chariots. He marched up, laid siege to Samaria, and attacked it.

  • 1 Chr 18:9
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    9When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    73%

    9Joab reported the number of the people to the king: Israel had eight hundred thousand able men who could handle a sword, and Judah had five hundred thousand.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
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    23These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

  • 1 Chr 18:12
    73%

    12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
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    8War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • 1 Kgs 20:27
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    27The Israelites were also mustered and supplied with provisions. They went out to meet the Arameans and camped opposite them, appearing like two small flocks of goats, while the Arameans covered the countryside.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    72%

    5Joab presented the results of the census to David: There were in Israel 1,100,000 warriors who drew the sword, and in Judah 470,000 who drew the sword.

  • Judg 20:21
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    21The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and cut down twenty-two thousand Israelites on the battlefield that day.

  • 1 Chr 20:8
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    8These were descendants of the giants in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

  • 1 Chr 19:14
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    14Joab and the troops who were with him advanced against the Arameans to fight, and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 19:17
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    17Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
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    15So they stood up and were counted—twelve from Benjamin and from the followers of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 2 Chr 28:5
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    5Therefore, the LORD his God allowed him to fall into the hands of the king of Aram. They defeated him, took a great number of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who inflicted a heavy defeat on him.

  • 2 Sam 2:31
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    31But David’s men had struck down three hundred and sixty men from Benjamin and Abner’s followers, who died in battle.