2 Samuel 8
Overview
8:1 David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites;
8:3 He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians;
8:9 Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him;
8:11 The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God;
8:14 He puts garrisons in Edom;
8:16 David's officers. Verse 1am 2964, bc 1040, An, Ex, Is, 451And after2 Samuel 7:9, 21:15-22 Methegammahor, the bridle of Ammah, 2:24; 1 Chronicles 18:1-17, Gath, In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it.ReciprocalGenesis 19:37 - Moabites; 22:17 - thy seed; 27:29 - Let people; Judges 13:5 - begin; 2 Samuel 22:38 - General; 22:44 - head; 2 Chronicles 26:6 - the wall of Gath; Psalm 9:5 - rebuked; 18:38 - General; 18:43 - made; 60:8 - triumph; 68:30 - Rebuke; 108:9 - Moab; 118:10 - All nations; Ezekiel 25:15 - to destroy; Habakkuk 3:1 - through; 3:1 - turned Verse 2he smoteNumbers 24:17; Judges 3:29, 3:30; 1 Samuel 14:47; Psalm 60:8, 83:6, 108:9 measured2 Samuel 12:31 And so8:6, 8:12-14; 2 Kings 1:1, 3:4-27; 1 Chronicles 18:2 brought gifts1 Samuel 10:27; 2 Chronicles 26:8; Psalm 72:10, 72:11; Isaiah 36:16ReciprocalDeuteronomy 23:6 - Thou shalt; 2 Samuel 22:38 - General; 1 Kings 10:25 - every man; 2 Kings 3:25 - beat down; 17:3 - presents; 2 Chronicles 17:11 - brought; Psalm 68:30 - every; Isaiah 16:1 - the lamb; 34:11 - stretch; Lamentations 2:8 - stretched; Ezekiel 24:6 - let no; Amos 7:7 - a wall; Micah 1:14 - give Verse 3Hadadezer1 Chronicles 18:3, HadarezerZobah2 Samuel 10:6; 1 Samuel 14:47; 1 Kings 11:23, 11:24; Psalm 60:1 *titleat the riverGenesis 15:18; Exodus 23:31; Deuteronomy 11:24; 1 Kings 4:21; Psalm 72:8ReciprocalDeuteronomy 1:7 - the great; 2 Samuel 10:16 - Hadarezer; 1 Chronicles 19:6 - Zobah; 2 Chronicles 8:3 - Hamathzobah; Ezra 4:16 - thou shalt have; Revelation 9:14 - the great Verse 4from himor, of hischariotsAs 1 Chronicles 18:4 seven hundred. In the parallel place in Chronicles it is "seven thousand horsemen, a far more probable number. The letter ז, zayin, with a dot upon it stands for seven thousand, and the final letter ן, noon, for seven hundred. The great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other, and so produce an error in this place. David houghed, Deuteronomy 17:16; Joshua 11:6, 11:9; Psalm 20:7, 33:16, 33:17 reserved1 Kings 10:26Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:18 - fled; 1 Kings 4:26 - forty thousand; Jeremiah 17:25 - riding Verse 5And when1 Kings 11:23-25; 1 Chronicles 18:5, 18:6; Isaiah 7:8 cameJob 9:13; Psalm 83:4-8; Isaiah 8:9, 8:10, 31:3 ZobahFrom 2 Chronicles 8:3, we learn that Zobah was the district in which Tadmor or Palymyra was situated; and consequently lay between the land of Israel and the Euphrates. The capital was probably the same as the Sabe mentioned by Ptolemy as a city of Arabia Deserta.Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:6 - Syrians of Bethrehob; Ezekiel 27:16 - Syria; Romans 13:6 - attending Verse 6garrisons2 Samuel 8:14, 23:14; 1 Samuel 13:3, 14:1, 14:6, 14:15; 2 Chronicles 17:2; Psalm 18:34-46 became2 Samuel 8:2 the Lord8:14, 7:9; 1 Chronicles 18:13; Psalm 5:11, 5:12, 121:7, 121:8, 140:7, 144:1, 144:2; Proverbs 21:31Reciprocal2 Samuel 10:19 - feared; 1 Kings 2:3 - whithersoever; 2 Kings 14:28 - Damascus; 17:3 - presents; 18:7 - he prospered; 1 Chronicles 17:8 - I have been; 18:5 - the Syrians; Psalm 144:10 - that giveth; Song of Songs 7:4 - Damascus; Isaiah 7:8 - For the head; 36:16 - Make an agreement with me by a present; Matthew 4:24 - Syria; Acts 21:3 - Syria; 22:6 - Damascus Verse 7shields1 Kings 10:16, 10:17, 14:26, 14:27; 1 Chronicles 18:7; 2 Chronicles 9:15, 9:16Reciprocal1 Kings 7:51 - things which David his father had dedicated; 2 Kings 11:10 - king David's spears; 2 Chronicles 23:9 - spears Verse 8BetahProbably the same as Bathne in Syria, between Beroeea and Hierapolis. 1 Chronicles 18:8, Tibhath, ChunBerothaiBerothai is probably the Barathena of Ptolemy, which he mentions, along with Sabe, as a city of Arabia Deserta, in the confines of the Palmyrenian district.exceeding22:14, 22:16, 29:7; 2 Chronicles 4:1-18Reciprocal2 Samuel 23:23 - over his guard; 1 Chronicles 17:8 - I have been; Psalm 68:30 - every; Ezekiel 47:16 - Berothah Verse 9Toi1 Chronicles 18:9, TouHamathAmos 6:2ReciprocalGenesis 10:18 - Hamathite; Numbers 13:21 - Hamath; 34:8 - the entrance; 2 Kings 18:34 - the gods; Isaiah 10:9 - Hamath; 36:19 - Hamath; Jeremiah 39:5 - Hamath; 49:23 - Hamath; 52:27 - Riblah Verse 10Joram1 Chronicles 18:10, Hadoramsalute himHeb. ask him of peace, Genesis 43:27; Isaiah 39:1 to bless him1 Samuel 13:10 *marg. 1 Kings 1:47; Psalm 129:8 had warsHeb. was a man of warsbrought with himHeb. in his hand were.ReciprocalGenesis 47:7 - And Jacob; 47:10 - General; 2 Samuel 19:9 - The king; 1 Kings 5:1 - sent; 10:25 - every man; 2 Kings 20:12 - sent letters; 2 Chronicles 32:23 - gifts; Isaiah 14:32 - shall one; Micah 4:13 - I will consecrate; Acts 25:13 - unto Verse 11Which1 Kings 7:51; 1 Chronicles 18:11, 22:14-16, 26:26-28, 29:2; Micah 4:13ReciprocalNumbers 31:28 - levy; Joshua 6:19 - all the silver; 1 Chronicles 20:2 - and he brought; 2 Chronicles 32:23 - gifts Verse 12Syria2 Samuel 10:11, 10:14, 12:26-31; 1 Chronicles 18:11ReciprocalExodus 17:14 - for I will; Numbers 31:28 - levy; 2 Samuel 8:2 - And so; 10:6 - Syrians of Bethrehob; 1 Chronicles 4:43 - the rest; 20:2 - and he brought; Psalm 60:1 - when he strove Verse 13gat him2 Samuel 7:9; 1 Chronicles 18:12; Psalm 60:1 *titlesmitingHeb. his smitingthe valley of salt2 Kings 14:7; 2 Chronicles 25:11 beingor, slayingReciprocalGenesis 11:4 - and let; 2 Samuel 22:38 - General; 1 Chronicles 17:8 - made thee; 2 Chronicles 26:8 - his name Verse 14all theyGenesis 25:23, 27:29, 27:37, 27:40; Numbers 24:18; 1 Kings 22:47; 1 Chronicles 18:13; Psalm 60:8, 60:9; 108:9, 108:10 the Lord2 Samuel 8:6; Psalm 121:4-8Reciprocal2 Samuel 7:9 - And I was; 22:38 - General; 1 Kings 2:3 - whithersoever; 11:15 - when David; 2 Kings 8:20 - made a king; 18:7 - he prospered; 1 Chronicles 17:8 - I have been; 18:12 - slew of the Edomites; Psalm 139:3 - my path; 140:7 - thou hast covered; Romans 9:12 - The elder Verse 15over all Israel2 Samuel 3:12, 5:5 David executed23:3, 23:4; 1 Chronicles 18:14; Psalm 45:6, 45:7, 72:2, 75:2, 78:71, 78:72, 89:14, 101:1-8; Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 22:15, 22:16, 23:5, 23:6; Amos 5:15, 5:24Reciprocal2 Samuel 15:3 - there is; 1 Kings 4:2 - the princes; 10:9 - to do; 2 Kings 15:5 - judging; 1 Chronicles 5:2 - the chief ruler; 2 Chronicles 9:8 - to do judgment; 17:3 - he walked; Psalm 101:2 - behave; 119:121 - I have; Proverbs 29:4 - king; 31:9 - General; Isaiah 1:21 - it was full; 11:4 - But with; Jeremiah 21:12 - Execute; Ezekiel 16:13 - and thou didst; Habakkuk 3:1 - King of righteousness Verse 16Joab2 Samuel 19:13, 20:23; 1 Chronicles 11:6, 18:15-17 Jehoshaphat1 Kings 4:3 recorderor, remembrancer, or writer of chroniclesReciprocal2 Samuel 2:13 - Joab; 20:7 - General; 24:2 - Joab; 1 Kings 1:7 - Joab; 2 Kings 18:18 - the recorder; 2 Chronicles 34:8 - recorder; Isaiah 36:3 - Shebna Verse 17Zadok1 Chronicles 6:8, 6:53, 24:3, 24:4 and Seraiah18:16, Shavshascribeor, secretaryReciprocal2 Samuel 15:24 - Zadok; 20:25 - Sheva; 1 Kings 1:8 - Zadok; 2 Kings 12:10 - the king's; 18:18 - the scribe; 1 Chronicles 12:28 - Zadok; 15:11 - Zadok; Ezra 4:8 - scribe; 7:2 - Zadok; Isaiah 36:3 - Shebna; Jeremiah 36:10 - the scribe; Mark 2:26 - Abiathar Verse 18Benaiah1 Kings 1:44, 2:34, 2:35; 1 Chronicles 18:17 the Cherethites2 Samuel 15:18, 20:7, 20:23, 23:20-23; 1 Samuel 30:14; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5 chief rulersor, princes, 2 Samuel 20:26ReciprocalGenesis 41:45 - priest of; 41:50 - priest; 47:22 - of the priests; 1 Kings 1:8 - Zadok; 1:38 - the Cherethites; 4:5 - the principal; 1 Chronicles 11:22 - Benaiah; 2 Chronicles 12:10 - the chief; Psalm 122:5 - the thrones; Jeremiah 7:16 - I will