2 Samuel 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.”
2 Samuel 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 8:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.”
2 Samuel 8:5 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 8:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. ”
2 Samuel 8:5 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Aram of Damascus cometh to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand men;”
2 Samuel 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men. ”
2 Samuel 8:5 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then came the Aramites of Dammesek to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, but Dauid slewe of the Aramites two and twenty thousande men.”
2 Samuel 8:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 8:5 in Context — 2 Samuel 8
3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
What Does 2 Samuel 8:5 Mean?
2 Samuel 8:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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