2 Samuel 8:5

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:23-25 : 23 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: 24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, 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, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
  • 1 Chr 18:5-6 : 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
  • Job 9:13 : 13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
  • Ps 83:4-8 : 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: 6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
  • Isa 7:8 : 8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
  • Isa 31:3 : 3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
  • 2 Sam 8:3 : 3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 18:2-7
    6 verses
    97%

    2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

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

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

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

    6Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

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

  • 2 Sam 10:15-19
    5 verses
    83%

    15And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

    16And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

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

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

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

  • 1 Chr 19:16-19
    4 verses
    83%

    16And 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: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

    17And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over 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.

    18But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

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

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

    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.

    13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

  • 2 Sam 8:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

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

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    79%

    7Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.

  • 2 Sam 8:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

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

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

  • 1 Kgs 11:24
    75%

    24And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

  • 2 Sam 8:9
    75%

    9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

  • 1 Kgs 20:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.

    30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

  • 2 Sam 10:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.

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

    8And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

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

    20And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

    21And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

  • 1 Chr 19:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6And 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 Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.

    7So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

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

  • 1 Kgs 20:1
    74%

    1And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

  • 1 Chr 18:9
    74%

    9Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    73%

    9And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
    73%

    23And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 18:12
    73%

    12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

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

  • 1 Kgs 20:27
    72%

    27And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    72%

    5And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

  • Judg 20:21
    72%

    21And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.

  • 1 Chr 20:8
    71%

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

  • 1 Chr 19:14
    71%

    14So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 19:17
    71%

    17And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
    71%

    15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
    71%

    13And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

  • 2 Chr 28:5
    70%

    5Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

  • 2 Sam 2:31
    70%

    31But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died.