2 Samuel 8:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of 2 Samuel 8:10 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars <FI>with<Fi> Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 8:10 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 43:27He asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”
  2. 1 Samuel 13:10Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
  3. 1 Kings 1:47The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
  4. 1 Chronicles 18:10he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
  5. Psalms 129:8May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
  6. Isaiah 39:1At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring