2 Samuel 8:5

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The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:23-25 : 23 God also brought against Solomon another enemy, Rezon son of Eliada who had run away from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah. 24 He gathered some men and organized a raiding band. When David tried to kill them, they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city. 25 He was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign and, like Hadad, caused trouble. He loathed Israel and ruled over Syria.
  • 1 Chr 18:5-6 : 5 The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans. 6 David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The LORD protected David wherever he campaigned.
  • Job 9:13 : 13 God does not restrain his anger; under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.
  • Ps 83:4-8 : 4 They say,“Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.” 5 Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you. 6 It includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, 7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre. 8 Even Assyria has allied with them, lending its strength to the descendants of Lot.(Selah)
  • Isa 7:8 : 8 For Syria’s leader is Damascus, and the leader of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will no longer exist as a nation.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! 10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!
  • Isa 31:3 : 3 The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The LORD will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.
  • 2 Sam 8:3 : 3 David defeated King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah when he came to reestablish his authority over the Euphrates River.

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  • 1 Chr 18:2-7
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    2He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

    3David defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah as far as Hamath, when he went to extend his authority to the Euphrates River.

    4David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s chariot horses.

    5The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.

    6David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The LORD protected David wherever he campaigned.

    7David took the golden shields which Hadadezer’s servants had carried and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 10:15-19
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    83%

    15When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces.

    16Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them.

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

    18The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who died there.

    19When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 1 Chr 19:16-19
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    83%

    16When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army.

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and marched against them. David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him.

    18The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach the commanding general.

    19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 2 Sam 8:12-13
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    83%

    12including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. This also included some of the plunder taken from King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.

    13David became famous when he returned from defeating the Edomites in the Valley of Salt; he defeated 18,000 in all.

  • 2 Sam 8:6-7
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    6David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The LORD protected David wherever he campaigned.

    7David took the golden shields that belonged to Hadadezer’s servants and brought them to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    79%

    7The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day– 20,000 soldiers were killed.

  • 2 Sam 8:3-4
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    3David defeated King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah when he came to reestablish his authority over the Euphrates River.

    4David seized from him 1,700 charioteers and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

  • 1 Kgs 11:24
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    24He gathered some men and organized a raiding band. When David tried to kill them, they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city.

  • 2 Sam 8:9
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    9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

  • 1 Kgs 20:29-30
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    29The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

    30The remaining 27,000 ran to Aphek and went into the city, but the wall fell on them. Now Ben Hadad ran into the city and hid in an inner room.

  • 2 Sam 10:6-8
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    6When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.

    7When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

    8The Ammonites marched out and were deployed for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the men from Aram Zobah, Rehob, Ish-tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

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

    20Each one struck down an enemy soldier; the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.

    21Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.

  • 1 Chr 19:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.

    7They hired 32,000 chariots, along with the king of Maacah and his army, who came and camped in front of Medeba. The Ammonites also assembled from their cities and marched out to do battle.

    8When David heard the news, he sent Joab and the entire army to meet them.

  • 1 Kgs 20:1
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    1Ben Hadad Invades Israel Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria and besieged and attacked it.

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

  • 2 Sam 24:9
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    9Joab reported the number of warriors to the king. In Israel there were 800,000 sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were 500,000 soldiers.

  • 1 Chr 12:23
    73%

    23Support for David in Hebron The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul’s place, in accordance with the LORD’s decree:

  • 1 Chr 18:12
    73%

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

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

    8Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.

  • 1 Kgs 20:27
    72%

    27When the Israelites had mustered and had received their supplies, they marched out to face them in battle. When the Israelites deployed opposite them, they were like two small flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the land.

  • 1 Chr 21:5
    72%

    5Joab reported to David the number of warriors. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 sword-wielding soldiers; Judah alone had 470,000 sword-wielding soldiers.

  • Judg 20:21
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    21The Benjaminites attacked from Gibeah and struck down twenty-two thousand Israelites that day.

  • 1 Chr 20:8
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    8These were the descendants of Rapha who lived in Gath; they were killed by the hand of David and his soldiers.

  • 1 Chr 19:14
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    14So Joab and his men marched toward the Arameans to do battle, and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 19:17
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    17There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him, along with Ziba the servant of Saul’s household, and with him his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They hurriedly crossed the Jordan within sight of the king.

  • 2 Sam 2:15
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    15So they got up and crossed over by number: twelve belonging to Benjamin and to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

  • 1 Sam 25:13
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    13Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.

  • 2 Chr 28:5
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    5The LORD his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him.

  • 2 Sam 2:31
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    31But David’s soldiers had slaughtered the Benjaminites and Abner’s men– in all, 360 men had died!