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2 Samuel 8:3

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Samuel 8:3

Verse 3 of 18

Scripture focus

David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

2 Samuel 8:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 8:3

Theological / Devotional

Hadadezer. Sometimes spelled, “Hadarezer” (1 Chron. 18:3, 5, 7, 10; etc.). “Hadadezer” is evidently the more correct spelling, for Hadad was the name of an important Syrian god. The title of this god appears also in the name Benhadad (1 Kings 20:1, 2; 2 Kings 8:7).

Zobah. A small Aramaean kingdom west of the Euphrates and northeast of Damascus, about 50 mi. south of Hamath. The kingdom flourished in the days of Saul, David, and Solomon (see 1 Sam. 14:47; 1 Chron. 18:3; 2 Chron. 8:3). In the period of the Assyrian domination this region became a province with the name, Subutu.

At the river Euphrates. This verse gives some idea of the wide extent of David’s domain. The border of Israel proper did not extend to the Euphrates, but the nations of that region had been brought to recognize David as their overlord.

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