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2 Samuel 8:13 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 8 · verse 13
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.2 Samuel 8:13 · King James Version
2 Samuel 8:13 in context
11Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
12Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- eighteenshᵉmôneha cardinal number, eightH8083 →
- eighteenʻâsârtenH6240 →
- smitingnâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- SyriansʼĂrâmAram or Syria, and its inhabitantsH758 →
- valleygayʼa gorge (from its lofty sidesH1516 →
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Here is, 1. The court made to David by the king of Hamath, who, it seems was at this time at war with the king of Zobah. He hearing of David's success against his enemy, sent his own son ambassador to him (Sa2 8:9, Sa2 8:10), to congratulate him on his victory, to return him thanks for the favour he had done him in…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-14