2 Samuel 8:9

World English Bible (2000)

When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
  • 1 Chr 18:9 : 9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
  • 2 Chr 8:4 : 4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities, which he built in Hamath.
  • Amos 6:2 : 2 Go to Calneh, and see; and from there go to Hamath the great; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. are they better than these kingdoms? or is their border greater than your border?

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  • 1 Chr 18:1-11
    11 verses
    92%

    1After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

    2He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

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

    4David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.

    5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

    6Then David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

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

    8From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

    9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

    10he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou;) and [he had with him] all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

    11These also did king David dedicate to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

  • 2 Sam 8:10-13
    4 verses
    86%

    10then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

    11These also did king David dedicate to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;

    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.

    13David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

  • 2 Sam 8:1-8
    8 verses
    81%

    1After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

    2He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

    3David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

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

    5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

    6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

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

    8From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    77%

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

  • 1 Chr 19:19
    76%

    19When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more.

  • 2 Sam 10:6-8
    3 verses
    75%

    6When the children of Ammon saw that they were become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.

    7When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.

    8The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate: and the Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

  • 2 Sam 10:16-19
    4 verses
    74%

    16Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

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

    18The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrians [the men of] seven hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.

    19When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer 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.

  • 2 Chr 8:3
    73%

    3Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.

  • 1 Chr 19:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.

    17It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on 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.

  • 1 Chr 19:6
    71%

    6When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    71%

    8There was war again. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 10:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1It happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

    2David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me." So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

    3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn't David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    70%

    8When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

  • 2 Sam 12:29
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    29David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

  • 2 Sam 11:18
    69%

    18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

  • 1 Kgs 11:21
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    21When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me depart, that I may go to my own country."

  • 1 Chr 19:2-3
    2 verses
    69%

    2David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

    3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven't his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?"

  • 1 Chr 20:8
    69%

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

  • 2 Sam 11:7
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    7When Uriah was come to him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    68%

    16David did as God commanded him: and they struck the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer.

  • 1 Chr 11:9
    68%

    9David grew greater and greater; for Yahweh of Armies was with him.