18:9 When King Tou 1 of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 18:10 he sent his son Hadoram 2 to King David to extend his best wishes 3 and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. 4 He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. 5 18:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, 6 along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including 7 Edom, 8 Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
1 tn The name is spelled “Toi” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:9.
2 tn The name is spelled “Joram” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:10.
3 tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”
4 tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Tou.”
5 tn Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”
3 tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the
4 tn Heb “from.”
5 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew