2 Samuel 8:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:23-25 : 23 And God stirred up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, who fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24 And he gathered men to him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and lived there, and reigned in Damascus. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the trouble 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 Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
  • Job 9:13 : 13 If God does not withdraw His anger, the proud helpers 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 remembered no more. 5 For they have conspired together with one accord: they are allied against you: 6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagrites; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 Assyria also has joined with them: they have helped 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 sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken, that it will not be a people.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Associate yourselves, O you people, and you shall be broken in pieces; and listen, all you of far countries: gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nothing; 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 are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both he who helps will fall, and he who is helped will fall down, and they all will fail together.
  • 2 Sam 8:3 : 3 David also defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the river Euphrates.

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  • 1 Chr 18:2-7
    6 verses
    97%

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

    3And David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

    4And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved a hundred chariots of them.

    5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.

    6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

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

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

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

    16And Hadarezer sent and brought out the Syrians who 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 to David, he gathered all Israel together, crossed 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 killed the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck down Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

    19And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were defeated 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 defeated 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 crossed over Jordan, and came upon them and set the battle in array against them. So when David had set the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

    18But the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand men of the Syrians who 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 defeated before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants; neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon anymore.

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

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

    13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.

  • 2 Sam 8:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became David's servants and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

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

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    79%

    7Where the people of Israel were defeated 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 also defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the river Euphrates.

    4And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough for a hundred chariots.

  • 1 Kgs 11:24
    75%

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

  • 2 Sam 8:9
    75%

    9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army 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 one hundred thousand footmen in one day.

    30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad 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 had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob 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 entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ishtob, 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 Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen.

    21And the king of Israel went out, and struck 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 chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, Syria Maachah, and Zobah.

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

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

  • 1 Kgs 20:1
    74%

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

  • 1 Chr 18:9
    74%

    9Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

  • 2 Sam 24:9
    73%

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

  • 1 Chr 12:23
    73%

    23Now these are the numbers of the divisions that were ready for war, and came to David at 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 eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

    8And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed 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 goats; but the Syrians filled the country.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    72%

    5And Joab gave the total of the people to David. And all Israel were a million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and Judah was four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew sword.

  • Judg 20:21
    72%

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

  • 1 Chr 20:8
    71%

    8These were born to 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 near before the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 19:17
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    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 the Jordan before the king.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
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    15Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, belonging to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13And David said to his men, Each of you gird on his sword. And each one girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword; and about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 2 Chr 28:5
    70%

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

  • 2 Sam 2:31
    70%

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