2 Samuel 8:5

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

And when the Syrians {H758} of Damascus {H1834} came {H935} to succour {H5826} Hadadezer {H1909} king {H4428} of Zobah {H6678}, David {H1732} slew {H5221} of the Syrians {H758} two {H8147} and twenty {H6242} thousand {H505} men {H376}.

When people of Aram from Dammesek came to the aid of Hadad'ezer king of Tzovah, David killed 22,000 men of Aram.

When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 11:23 (4 votes)

    And God stirred him up [another] adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

  • 1 Kings 11:25 (4 votes)

    And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

  • Isaiah 8:9 (2 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Isaiah 8:10 (2 votes)

    Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.

  • Isaiah 31:3 (2 votes)

    Now the Egyptians [are] men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

  • Psalms 83:4 (2 votes)

    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.

  • Psalms 83:8 (2 votes)

    Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.