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DavidדָּוִדstruckוַיַּךְHadadezerהֲדַדְעֶזֶרsonבֶּןof Rehob,רְחֹבkingמֶלֶךְof Zobah,צוֹבָהwhen he wentבְּלֶכְתּוֹto restoreלְהָשִׁיבhis handיָדוֹat the riverבִּנְהַרEuphrates.פְּרָת
2 Samuel 8:3
Study it in the app“David struck Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his hand at the river Euphrates.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 8:3, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- struckיַּךְyach
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yach” appears- Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶזֶרhadadezer
Hadadezer
Hadadezer: an Aramean king of Zobah, defeated by David (2 Samuel 8; 10). His name means "Hadad is help" (Hadad was a god of the Arameans).
Where else “hadadezer” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Rehobרְחֹבrechov
Rehob
Rehob, a place in the north of Canaan; also the name of persons.
Where else “rechov” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Zobahצוֹבָהtsova
Zobah
Zobah: an Aramean kingdom north of Israel, in Syria.
Where else “tsova” appears- when he wentלֶכְתּlecht
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lecht” appears- to restoreהָשִׁיבhashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashiv” appears- his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- at the riverנְהַרnehar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nehar” appears- Euphratesפְּרָתperat
Euphrates
See it on the mapWhere else “perat” appears
Translation note
“Restore his hand”: recover his dominion.
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David's victories
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2 Samuel 8:1-18
1And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. 2He struck Moab and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And Moab became David’s servants, bearing tribute. 3David struck Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his hand at the river Euphrates. 4David captured from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, and left of them a hundred chariots. 5When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of Aram twenty two thousand men. 6David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David’s servants, bearing tribute. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great deal of bronze. 9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer, 10Toi sent Joram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Toi. And in his hand were articles of silver, and articles of gold, and articles of bronze. 11These also King David consecrated to YHWH, with the silver and the gold that he had consecrated from all the nations that he had subdued: 12from Aram, from Moab, from the sons of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13David made a name for himself when he returned from striking Aram in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand. 14He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 15David reigned over all Israel, and David was doing justice and righteousness for all his people. 16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe; 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were priests.
1And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and he took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. 2He struck Moab, and Moab became David’s servants, bearing tribute. 3David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, when he went to set up his hand at the river Euphrates. 4David captured from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, and left of them a hundred chariots. 5When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of Aram twenty-two thousand men. 6David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David’s servants, bearing tribute. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great deal of bronze; with it Solomon made the sea of bronze and the pillars and the articles of bronze. 9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Tou. And he brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze. 11These also King David consecrated to YHWH, with the silver and the gold that he had carried off from all the nations: from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand. 13He put garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 14David reigned over all Israel, and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people. 15Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; 17and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the chief ones at the side of the king.
Places in this verse
Euphrates
Today: Euphrates River: Turkey, Syria, Iraq
The longest river in southwest Asia; it rises in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq to the Persian Gulf.
It is one of the four rivers of Eden (Gen 2:14). God promised Abram the land as far as this river (Gen 15:18).
The context
2He struck Moab and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And Moab became David’s servants, bearing tribute.
3 · This verse (above)
4David captured from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, and left of them a hundred chariots.