2 Samuel 8:5

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Aram of Damascus cometh to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand men;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 8:5 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 8:3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
  2. 1 Kings 11:23And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
  4. Job 9:13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
  5. Psalms 83:4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.”
  6. Isaiah 7:8For the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be shattered as a people.
  7. Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
  8. Isaiah 31:3But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.

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