1,2 David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites 3-8 He smites Hadarezer and the Syrians 9,10 Tou sends Hadoram with presents to bless David 11,12 The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God 13 He put garrisons in Edom 14-17 David's officers

A.M. 2964 B.C. 1040 An. Ex. Is. 451
after this 2Sa 8:1,2

Gath 1Sa 5:8 27:4 2Sa 1:20 8:1

Metheg-ammah

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

He smote Nu 24:17 Jud 3:29,30 2Sa 8:2 Ps 60:8 Isa 11:14

brought gifts 1Sa 10:27 1Ki 10:2,25 2Ki 3:4,5 Ps 68:29,30 72:8-10 Isa 16:1

3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

Hadarezer Hadadezer in the parallel passage, seems an evident mistake for Hadarezer; for the LXX. and Vulgate there, as here, read () Adarezer. The difference arises from the mistake of a (), raish for a () daleth, two letters very similar. 2Sa 8:3

Hadadezer
Zobah 1Sa 14:47 2Sa 10:6 Ps 60:1

by the river Ge 15:18 Ex 23:31

4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

seven thousand 2Sa 8:4

seven hundred
David The words {wyakker Dawid eth col haraichev} should be rendered, `and David disjointed all the chariots;' which is nearly the rendering of the LXX. To have houghed the horses would have been both unreasonable and inhuman; for, as he had gained so complete a victory, there was no danger of their falling into the hands of the enemy; and if he did not choose to keep them, which indeed the law would not permit, he ought to have killed them outright. De 17:16 Jos 11:6,9 Ps 20:7 33:16,17

an hundred chariots 1Ki 4:2 10:26

5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

the Syrians 2Sa 8:5,6 1Ki 11:23,24

Damascus [heb] Darmeske
to help Isa 8:9,10

Zobah 1Ch 17:3 1Sa 14:47

6 Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

became David's 1Ch 18:2 Ps 18:43,44

Thus the Lord 1Ch 17:8 Ps 121:8 Pr 21:31

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

shields 1Ki 10:16,17 14:26-28 2Ch 9:15,16 12:9,10

8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

Tibhath 2Sa 8:8

Betah, Berothai
wherewith 1Ch 22:14 1Ki 7:15-47 2Ch 4:2-6,12-18 Jer 52:17-23

9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

Tou 2Sa 8:9

Toi

10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

Hadoram. or Joram 2Sa 8:10

Joram, in the parallel text, seems a mistake for Hadoram, or Idoram; for the LXX. have there ().

enquire. or salute him
congratulate him [heb] bless him
had war [heb] was the man of wars.
all manner 2Ch 9:1,23,24 Isa 39:1

11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

dedicated 1Ch 22:14 26:20,26,27 29:14 Ex 35:5,21-24 Jos 6:19 2Sa 8:11,12 1Ki 7:51 2Ki 12:18 2Ch 5:1 Mic 4:13

the children 1Ch 20:1,2

Amalek 1Sa 27:8,9 30:13,20 Ps 83:6,7

12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

Moreover 1Ch 2:16 11:20 1Sa 26:6,8 10:10,14 16:9-11 19:21,22 20:6 23:18

Abishai [heb] Abshai 1Ch 19:11

slew of the Edomites 2Sa 7:13 8:13,14 Ps 60:1,8,9

the valley of Salt 2Ki 14:7 2Ch 25:11

13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

garrisons 1Ch 18:6 1Sa 10:5 13:3 14:1 2Sa 7:14 23:14 2Co 11:32

all the Edomites Ge 25:23 27:29,37,40 Nu 24:18

Thus the Lord 1Ch 18:6 Ps 18:48-50 121:7 144:10

14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

David 1Ch 12:38

executed 2Sa 8:15 Ps 78:71,72 89:14 Isa 9:7 32:1,2 Jer 22:15 23:5,6 33:15

15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

Joab 1Ch 11:6 2Sa 8:16

Jehoshaphat 1Ki 4:3

recorder. or, remembrancer.

16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Abimelech 2Sa 8:17

Ahimelech
Abiathar 2Sa 20:25 1Ki 2:35

Shavsha 2Sa 8:17

Seraiah
sheva 1Ki 4:3

Shisha

17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

Benaiah 2Sa 8:18 15:18 20:7,23 23:19-23 1Ki 1:38,44 2:34,35

Cherethites Zep 2:5

about the king [heb] at the hand of the king 1Ch 23:28