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.

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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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