2 Samuel 8:9

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

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  • 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 At that time Solomon and all Israel with him—a great assembly from Lebo Hamath to the Brook of Egypt—celebrated the festival before the LORD our God for seven days and seven more days, totaling fourteen days.
  • 1 Chr 18:9 : 9 When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,
  • 2 Chr 8:4 : 4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the storage cities that he had constructed in Hamath.
  • Amos 6:2 : 2 Go to Calneh and look, then go from there to great Hamath, and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their territory greater than yours?

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  • 1 Chr 18:1-11
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    1After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.

    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.

    8From Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great amount of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and other bronze articles.

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

    10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought with him articles of gold, silver, and bronze.

    11King David dedicated these items to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

  • 2 Sam 8:10-13
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    10he sent his son Joram to King David to ask for peace and to congratulate him on his victory over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver, gold, and bronze.

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

    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 8:1-8
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    1After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; he took control of the bridle of the mother-city from the Philistines.

    2David also defeated Moab. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths of rope to put them to death and one full length to let them live, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing him tribute.

    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.

    5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

    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.

    8From Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great amount of bronze.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
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    8When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • 1 Chr 19:19
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    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 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.

  • 2 Sam 10:16-19
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    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.

  • 2 Chr 8:3
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    3Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and took control of it.

  • 1 Chr 19:16-17
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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.

  • 1 Chr 19:6
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    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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Sam 10:1-3
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    1After this, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.

    2Then David said, 'I will show kindness to Hanun, the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent his servants to console Hanun about his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

    3the officials of the Ammonites said to Hanun, their lord, 'Do you really think David is honoring your father by sending comforters to you? Isn’t it rather to investigate, spy out the city, and overthrow it that David has sent his servants to you?'

  • 1 Chr 14:8
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    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • 2 Sam 12:29
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    29So David gathered all the troops, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and captured it.

  • 2 Sam 11:18
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    18Joab sent David a full report of the battle.

  • 1 Kgs 11:21
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    21While in Egypt, Hadad heard that David had died and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead as well. So Hadad said to Pharaoh, 'Let me go, so I may return to my own country.'

  • 1 Chr 19:2-3
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    2Then David said, 'I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. When David's servants came to the land of the Ammonites to comfort Hanun,

    3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, 'Do you think David is honoring your father by sending you comforters? Isn't it in order to explore, overthrow, and spy out the land that his servants have come to you?'

  • 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.

  • 2 Sam 11:7
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    7When Uriah came to him, David asked about Joab’s well-being, the well-being of the troops, and the condition of the war.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
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    16David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
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    9David grew stronger and stronger, for the LORD Almighty was with him.