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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his territory at the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the <i>Euphrates</i> River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his rule at the River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his rule at the River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then David struck Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then David defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the River [Euphrates].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who went to restore his control at the Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David set out for the Euphrates River to build a monument there. On his way, he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When David went to restore his control [over the territory] along the Euphrates River, he defeated Zobah's King Hadadezer, son of Rehob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then he defeated the king of the Syrian state of Zobah, Hadadezer son of Rehob, as Hadadezer was on his way to restore his control over the territory by the upper Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />David also attacked King Hadadezer, Rehob's son from Zobah, when he was attempting to restore his hegemony over the Euphrates River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />David defeated King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah when he came to reestablish his authority over the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And David strikes Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to bring back his power by the River [Euphrates];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And David smiteth Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to bring back his power by the River Euphrates;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And David will strike Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to turn back his hand upon the river.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />David defeated also Adarezer the son of Rohob king of Soba, when he went to extend his dominion over the river Euphrates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And David struck Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, when he set out to rule over the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />David then defeated Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to re-establish his dominion at the River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />David also struck down King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah, as he went to restore his monument at the river Euphrates.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then David defeated Hadarezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to have dominion at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And David struck Hedarezar, son of Rakhub, the King of Tsuba, when he went to turn his hand at the River Euphraates<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And David smote Adraazar the son of Raab king of Suba, as he went to extend his power to the river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/8-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=2019" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/8.htm">David's Triumphs</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">also defeated</a> <a href="/hebrew/1909.htm" title="1909: hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer (N-proper-ms) -- Hadad is help(er), an Aramean (Syrian) king. From Hadad and ezer; Hadad help; Hadadezer, a Syrian king.">Hadadezer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7340.htm" title="7340: rə·ḥōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Rchowb; the same as rchob; Rechob, the name of a place in Syria, also of a Syrian and an Israelite.">of Rehob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6678.htm" title="6678: ṣō·w·ḇāh (N-proper-fs) -- Or Tsowbah; or Tsobah; from an unused root meaning to station; a station; Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria.">of Zobah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: bə·leḵ·tōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">who had marched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lə·hā·šîḇ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">to restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his dominion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: bin·har- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">along the Euphrates River.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>David 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3</a></span><br />As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-7.htm">Deuteronomy 1:7</a></span><br />Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the seacoast to the land of the Canaanites and to Lebanon, as far as the great River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-4.htm">Joshua 1:4</a></span><br />Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-21.htm">1 Kings 4:21</a></span><br />And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">1 Kings 11:23-25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Psalm 60:1</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Psalm 60:8</a></span><br />Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-23.htm">Jeremiah 49:23-27</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-15.htm">Ezekiel 47:15-17</a></span><br />This shall be the boundary of the land: On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, / Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. / So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-12.htm">Acts 26:12</a></span><br />In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.</p><p class="hdg">Hadadezer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3</a></b></br> And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.</p><p class="hdg">Hadarezer </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a></b></br> And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a></b></br> So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed <i>them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">1 Kings 11:23,24</a></b></br> And God stirred him up <i>another</i> adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: … </p><p class="hdg">at the river</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></b></br> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31</a></b></br> And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Deuteronomy 11:24</a></b></br> Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/27-1.htm">Border</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">Control</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-25.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/joshua/1-4.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/joshua/1-4.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-28.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-19.htm">Hadadezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-19.htm">Hadade'zer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-11.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-8.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/judges/5-21.htm">River</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-25.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">Zobah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">Border</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-10.htm">Control</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-24.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-4.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-15.htm">Euphrates</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">Euphra'tes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-10.htm">Fought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Hadadezer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Hadade'zer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-17.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-22.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm">Rehob</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">River</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-10.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">Zobah</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-11.htm">David dedicates the presents and the spoil to God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm">He puts garrisons in Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-16.htm">David's officers</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, was a significant regional power in Syria. Zobah was a Syrian kingdom located in the region of modern-day Lebanon and Syria. This victory over Hadadezer demonstrates David's expanding influence and God's favor upon him. The defeat of Hadadezer is a fulfillment of God's covenant with David, ensuring peace and security for Israel. This victory also prefigures the ultimate triumph of Christ over all earthly powers, as David is a type of Christ, the ultimate King.<p><b>who had marched out to restore his dominion</b><br>Hadadezer's attempt to restore his dominion suggests previous losses or challenges to his authority, possibly due to earlier conflicts with Israel or other regional powers. This phrase indicates the political instability and constant warfare typical of the ancient Near East, where kings often sought to expand or reclaim territories. The restoration of dominion can be seen as a parallel to the spiritual restoration that Christ brings, reclaiming what was lost through sin.<p><b>along the Euphrates River</b><br>The Euphrates River was a significant geographical landmark in the ancient world, often considered a natural boundary for empires. It was one of the four rivers mentioned in the Garden of Eden (<a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Genesis 2:14</a>), symbolizing abundance and life. In the context of David's reign, controlling areas near the Euphrates would have been strategic for trade and military advantage. This expansion towards the Euphrates fulfills part of the Abrahamic promise of land (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a>), showing God's faithfulness to His covenant people. The Euphrates also appears in eschatological prophecies, such as in Revelation, where it is associated with the end times, highlighting its ongoing biblical significance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, known for his military prowess and his heart for God. In this passage, he is expanding his kingdom and securing Israel's borders.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hadadezer.htm">Hadadezer</a></b><br>The son of Rehob and king of Zobah, a region in Aram (modern-day Syria). He is an adversary of David, seeking to expand his own influence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zobah.htm">Zobah</a></b><br>A kingdom in Aram, north of Israel. It was a significant power in the region during David's reign.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/euphrates_river.htm">Euphrates River</a></b><br>A major river in the Middle East, often considered a boundary for the land promised to Israel. David's campaign to the Euphrates signifies the fulfillment of God's promises to Abraham regarding the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>David's victories are a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises to Israel. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His promises in their lives as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_and_leadership.htm">The Importance of Obedience and Leadership</a></b><br>David's success is linked to his obedience to God and his role as a leader. Christians are called to lead with integrity and follow God's guidance in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare_and_victory.htm">Spiritual Warfare and Victory</a></b><br>Just as David fought physical battles, believers are engaged in spiritual warfare. Victory comes through reliance on God and His strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expanding_god's_kingdom.htm">Expanding God's Kingdom</a></b><br>David's expansion of Israel's territory can be seen as a metaphor for expanding God's kingdom on earth. Christians are called to spread the Gospel and influence the world for Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_doubt_psalm_60's_davidic_origin.htm">If Psalm 60 is truly Davidic, why do some scholars assert that the psalm’s language or context suggests a later composition, potentially challenging its authenticity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_evidence_for_psalm_60_wars.htm">The title of Psalm 60 references conflicts with Aram Naharaim and Aram Zobah; why is there minimal archaeological evidence to substantiate these campaigns? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_little_history_on_2_samuel_8_3-6.htm">Given the extensive territorial claims in 2 Samuel 8:3–6, why is there minimal external historical documentation of these conquests?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_the_arameans_significant.htm">What is the historical significance of the Arameans?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Hadadezer . . . king of Zobah.</span>--This name is sometimes (<a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm" title="And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.">1Chronicles 18:3</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm" title="And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.">1Chronicles 18:5</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/18-7.htm" title="And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.">1Chronicles 18:7</a>, &c.) spelt "Hadarezer," the letters <span class= "ital">d </span>and <span class= "ital">r </span>being much alike in Hebrew and easily confused; but the form given here is right, <span class= "ital">Hadad </span>being the chief idol of the Syrians. Zobah (called in the title of Psalms 60 Aram-Zobah) was a kingdom, the position of which cannot be exactly determined, but lying north-east of Israel, and formerly governed by petty kings with whom Saul had wars (<a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm" title="So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and wherever he turned himself, he vexed them.">1Samuel 14:47</a>). When or by what means it had become united under a single sovereign is unknown, but from <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm" title="And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.">2Samuel 8:4</a> with <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm" title="And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand men.">2Samuel 10:6</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm" title="And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.">2Samuel 10:16</a>, it is plain that he was a monarch of considerable power, and controlled tribes beyond the Euphrates. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hadadezer</span>. The name is spelt Hadarezer in <a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">2 Samuel 10:16</a> and in <a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3</a>, and such is the reading of the versions here and of many Hebrew manuscripts. The other reading has been defended on the ground that Hadad is the name of the Syrian sun-god, but the cuneiform inscriptions show that his real name was Hadar. The King of Syria, mentioned in <a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">1 Kings 20:1</a>, is called in Assyrian Ben-Hidri. <span class="cmt_word">Zobah</span>. Ewald identifies Zobah with the "Sabo" mentioned by Ptolemy. This is uncertain, but evidently Zobah lay northeast of Damascus and south of Hamath, in the region between the rivers Orontes and Euphrates. In <a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a> it appears as a powerless country governed by a multitude of petty kings; but evidently now Hadarezer had made himself supreme, and become a powerful monarch whose authority extended even across the river into Mesopotamia (<a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">2 Samuel 10:16</a>). Having crushed his rivals at home, he had next endeavoured to extend his dominion abroad. <span class="cmt_word">As he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.</span> The word "Euphrates" is inserted in the Authorized Version, because the margin says, "Euphrates read but not written." In the Revised Version it is omitted, because the unauthoritative nature of these directions to read something not in the text has been demonstrated. Technically these readings are called <span class="accented">K'ri</span>, and the written text <span class="accented">K'tib.</span> In <a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3</a> the reading is, "as he went to stablish his dominion by the river" - a change which involves the alteration of only one letter, as the word rendered here "his border," and in <a href="/1_chronicles/18-3.htm">1 Chronicles 18:3</a> "his dominion," is the same, signifying literally, "his hand." For this reason the Revised Version renders it correctly in both places "his dominion." Now, David never had possessed up to this time any dominion upon the Euphrates, but in the fuller narrative in ch. 10. we learn that these Syrians of Zobah had sent powerful reinforcements to the Ammonites in their war with David; and he might reasonably, therefore, determine to follow up his victory over. them by extending his power up to the river, so as to guard the fords, and prevent all future invasions. And this Hadarezer would resent. As an able and enterprising man, he had succeeded in making Zobah a powerful realm, and was not likely to submit to having a bridle put upon his adventurous spirit by the posting of an Israelitish garrison on the borders. We learn from <a href="/2_samuel/10-19.htm">2 Samuel 10:19</a> that David's object was to prevent aid coming to Ammon from Zobah, and that he succeeded in putting a barrier in Hadarezer's way. We can scarcely doubt, therefore, that the reading in the Chronicles is to be preferred. In <a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47</a> we read that Saul had waged war with Zobah, and as David had probably served in it, he would have thereby acquired both a knowledge of the country, very useful in this present more serious expedition, and also have learned the necessity of guarding his dominions against perpetual invasions from that quarter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/8-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">David</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also defeated</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hadadezer</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר</span> <span class="translit">(hă·ḏaḏ·‘e·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hadadezer -- 'Hadad is help(er)', an Aramean (Syrian) king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Rehob,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְחֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḥōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7340.htm">Strong's 7340: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rechob</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zobah,</span><br /><span class="heb">צוֹבָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6678.htm">Strong's 6678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zobah -- an Aramean (Syrian) kingdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who had marched out</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·leḵ·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to restore</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהָשִׁ֥יב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his dominion</span><br /><span class="heb">יָד֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along the Euphrates</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרָֽת׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6578.htm">Strong's 6578: </a> </span><span class="str2">Euphrates -- a river of west Asia</span><br /><br /><span class="word">River.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽנְהַר־</span> <span class="translit">(bin·har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 8:3 David struck also Hadadezer the son (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 8:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 8:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 8:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 8:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>