2 Samuel

2 Samuel 8:3–8

3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.b 4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers,c and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.

5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. 6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Betahd and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

Footnotes

  • b 8:3 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also 1 Chronicles 18:3|1CH 18:3); Hebrew along the River, or an alternate reading along the Euphrates
  • c 8:4 LXX (see also DSS and 1 Chronicles 18:4|1CH 18:4); MT captured from him seventeen hundred charioteers
  • d 8:8 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts Tebah; see 1 Chronicles 18:8|1CH 18:8.

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2 Samuel 8:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Davidדָּוִ֔דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
also defeatedוַיַּ֣ךְway·yaḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרhă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zerNoun - proper - masculine singularH1909 Hadadezer
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Rehobרְחֹ֖בrə·ḥōḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH7340 Rechob
kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הṣō·w·ḇāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH6678 Zoba, Zobah
who had marched outבְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹbə·leḵ·tōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
to restoreלְהָשִׁ֥יבlə·hā·šîḇPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7725 turn back, return
his dominionיָד֖וֹyā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
along theבִּֽנְהַר־׃bin·har-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5104 stream, river

2 Samuel 8:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Davidדָּוִ֜דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֨דway·yil·kōḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
from himמִמֶּ֗נּוּmim·men·nūPreposition; third person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
a thousandאֶ֤לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
sevenוּשְׁבַע־ū·šə·ḇa‘-Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular constructH7651 seven
thousandמֵאוֹת֙mê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
charioteersפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpā·rā·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH6571 horse, steed
and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםwə·‘eś·rîmConjunctive waw; Number - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
thousandאֶ֖לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
foot soldiersאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
and heדָּוִד֙dā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
hamstrungוַיְעַקֵּ֤רway·‘aq·qêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6131 pluck or root up
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the horsesהָרֶ֔כֶבhā·re·ḵeḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
except a hundredמֵ֥אָהmê·’āhNumber - feminine singularH3967 hundred
he keptוַיּוֹתֵ֥רway·yō·w·ṯêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3498 remain over
for the chariotsרָֽכֶב׃rā·ḵeḇNoun - masculine singularH7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone

2 Samuel 8:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the Arameansאֲרַ֣ם’ă·ramNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdam·me·śeqNoun - proper - feminine singularH1834 Damascus
cameוַתָּבֹא֙wat·tā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to helpלַעְזֹ֕רla‘·zōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5826 help, succour
Kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
Hadadezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla·hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zerPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1909 Hadadezer
of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הṣō·w·ḇāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH6678 Zoba, Zobah
Davidדָּוִד֙dā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
struck downוַיַּ֤ךְway·yaḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִֽים־‘eś·rîm-Number - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
thousandאֶ֖לֶף’e·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
ofבַּֽאֲרָ֔םba·’ă·rāmPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
menאִֽישׁ׃’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man

2 Samuel 8:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then heדָּוִ֤דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
placedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםway·yā·śemConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7760 put, place, set
garrisonsנְצִבִים֙nə·ṣi·ḇîmNoun - masculine pluralH5333 pillar, prefect
in Aramבַּאֲרַ֣םba·’ă·ramNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקdam·me·śeqPreposition; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1834 Damascus
and the Arameansאֲרָם֙’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram
becameוַתְּהִ֤יwat·tə·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
subjectלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH5650 slave, servant
to Davidלְדָוִ֔דlə·ḏā·wiḏPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and brought himנוֹשְׂאֵ֣יnō·wś·’êVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH5375 lift, take, carry
tributeמִנְחָ֑הmin·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH4503 gift, tribute, offering
So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
made Davidדָּוִ֔דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
victoriousוַיֹּ֤שַׁעway·yō·ša‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3467 deliver
whereverבְּכֹ֖לbə·ḵōlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
he wentהָלָֽךְ׃hā·lāḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk

2 Samuel 8:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Davidדָּוִ֗דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
tookוַיִּקַּ֣חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the goldהַזָּהָ֔בhaz·zā·hāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יšil·ṭêNoun - masculine plural constructH7982 shield (?)
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
belongedהָי֔וּhā·yūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
toאֶ֖ל’elPrepositionH413 motion to
the officersעַבְדֵ֣י‘aḇ·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH5650 slave, servant
of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרhă·ḏaḏ·‘ā·zerNoun - proper - masculine singularH1909 Hadadezer
and brought themוַיְבִיאֵ֖םway·ḇî·’êmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

2 Samuel 8:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And from Betahוּמִבֶּ֥טַחū·mib·be·ṭaḥConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH984 Betach
and Berothaiוּמִבֵּֽרֹתַ֖יū·mib·bê·rō·ṯayConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1268 Berothah, Berothai
citiesעָרֵ֣י‘ā·rêNoun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרhă·ḏaḏ·‘ā·zerNoun - proper - masculine singularH1909 Hadadezer
Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Davidדָּוִ֛דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
tookלָקַ֞חlā·qaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
a largeמְאֹֽד׃סmə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
amountהַרְבֵּ֥הhar·bêhVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתnə·ḥō·šeṯNoun - feminine singularH5178 copper, bronze

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 8:3 1 Samuel 14:47 · 2 Samuel 10:19 · 2 Samuel 10:16 · 1 Chronicles 18:3 · 2 Samuel 10:6

2 Samuel 8:4 Joshua 11:9 · Joshua 11:6

2 Samuel 8:5 1 Kings 11:23–25

2 Samuel 8:6 2 Samuel 8:14 · 2 Samuel 7:9 · Psalm 144:1–2 · Psalm 140:7 · 2 Chronicles 17:2 · Psalm 18:34–46

2 Samuel 8:8 1 Chronicles 18:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.