Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. New Living Translation When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. English Standard Version And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. Berean Standard Bible When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. King James Bible And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. New King James Version When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. New American Standard Bible When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men among the Arameans. NASB 1995 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 Arameans. NASB 1977 And when the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 Arameans. Legacy Standard Bible Then the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah. And David struck down 22,000 Arameans. Amplified Bible When the Arameans (Syrians) of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Arameans. Christian Standard Bible When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Aramean men. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Aramean men. American Standard Version And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Contemporary English Version When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. English Revised Version And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the Arameans from Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them. Good News Translation When the Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer, David attacked it and killed twenty-two thousand men. International Standard Version When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them. Majority Standard Bible When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. NET Bible The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans. New Heart English Bible When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. Webster's Bible Translation And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. World English Bible When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Aram of Damascus comes to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David strikes twenty-two thousand men of Aram; Young's Literal Translation And Aram of Damascus cometh to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand men; Smith's Literal Translation And Aram of Damascus will come to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and David will strike of Aram twenty and two thousand men. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Adarezer the king of Soba: and David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Syrians of Damascus arrived, so that they might bring reinforcements to Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. And David struck down twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians. New American Bible The Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, but David also defeated twenty-two thousand of them in Aram. New Revised Standard Version When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when the Edomites and the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Edomites twenty-two thousand men. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Adum and Darmsuq came to help Hedarezar the King of Tsuba, and David struck twenty and two thousand at Adum .” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Syria of Damascus comes to help Adraazar king of Suba, and David smote twenty-two thousand men belonging to the Syrian. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Triumphs…4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, 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 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.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 18:5-6 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. / Then 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. 2 Samuel 10:18 But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there. 1 Kings 11:23-25 And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah, / and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control. / Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel. Isaiah 7:8 For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people. Isaiah 17:1-3 This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts. Psalm 60:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A Miktam of David for instruction. When he fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! Psalm 83:4-8 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” / For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You— / the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, ... Amos 1:3-5 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. / So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. / I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD. Jeremiah 49:23-27 Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed. / Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor. / How is the city of praise not forsaken, the town that brings Me joy? ... Ezekiel 25:15-17 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. / I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’” Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them. Acts 9:2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. Acts 15:41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. Romans 15:19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:32-33 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. / But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp. Treasury of Scripture And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. And when 1 Kings 11:23-25 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: … 1 Chronicles 18:5,6 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men… Isaiah 7:8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. came Job 9:13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. Psalm 83:4-8 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance… Isaiah 8:9,10 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… Zobah From 2 Chronicles 8:3 And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it. Jump to Previous Aram Aramaeans Arameans Damascus David Hadadezer Hadade'zer Help Killed Slew Smiteth Smote Struck Succor Succour Sword Syrians Thousand Twenty Twenty-Two ZobahJump to Next Aram Aramaeans Arameans Damascus David Hadadezer Hadade'zer Help Killed Slew Smiteth Smote Struck Succor Succour Sword Syrians Thousand Twenty Twenty-Two Zobah2 Samuel 8 1. David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites3. He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians 9. Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him 11. David dedicates the presents and the spoil to God 14. He puts garrisons in Edom 16. David's officers When the Arameans of Damascus The Arameans were a Semitic people who lived in the region of modern-day Syria. Damascus, their capital, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Arameans were often in conflict with Israel, and their involvement here signifies the broader geopolitical tensions of the time. The Hebrew root for Arameans, "אֲרָם" (Aram), is often associated with highlands, reflecting the geographical features of their territory. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the regional dynamics and the alliances that were common in ancient Near Eastern politics. came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah David struck down twenty-two thousand men Two and twenty thousand men.--Josephus (Ant. vii. 5, ? 2) quotes from the historian Nicolaus a mention of the defeat of Hadad at this place by David. Verse 5. - The Syrians of Damascus; Hebrew, Aram-Dammesek; that is, Aram-Damascus. The inhabitants of these regions and of Mesopotamia were descended from Aram, the son of Shem (Genesis 10:22), and bore his name. Thus Zobah is called Aram-Zobah in the title of Psalm 60. As members of a kindred race, and speaking the same language, all the clans of the Aramean family would naturally combine to check the growing power of Israel.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When the Arameansאֲרַ֣ם (’ă·ram) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 758: Aram -- Syria of Damascus דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק (dam·me·śeq) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1834: Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria) came וַתָּבֹא֙ (wat·tā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to help לַעְזֹ֕ר (la‘·zōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5826: To surround, protect, aid King מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king Hadadezer לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר (la·hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1909: Hadadezer -- 'Hadad is help(er)', an Aramean (Syrian) king of Zobah, צוֹבָ֑ה (ṣō·w·ḇāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6678: Zobah -- an Aramean (Syrian) kingdom David דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse struck down וַיַּ֤ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike twenty-two עֶשְׂרִֽים־ (‘eś·rîm-) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth thousand אֶ֖לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular Strong's 505: A thousand men. אִֽישׁ׃ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person Links 2 Samuel 8:5 NIV2 Samuel 8:5 NLT 2 Samuel 8:5 ESV 2 Samuel 8:5 NASB 2 Samuel 8:5 KJV 2 Samuel 8:5 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 8:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 8:5 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 8:5 French Bible 2 Samuel 8:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 8:5 When the Syrians of Damascus came (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |