2 Samuel 8:10

8:10 he ¹  sent his son Joram ²  to King David to extend his best wishes ³  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer. ⁴  He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 10:2

10:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty ⁶  to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal ⁷  to me.” So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father’s death. ⁸  When David’s servants entered the land of the Ammonites,

[8:10]  ¹ tn Heb “Toi.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:10]  ² tn The name appears as “Hadoram” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:10.

[8:10]  ³ tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

[8:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Toi.”

[8:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and in his hand were items of silver and items of gold and items of bronze.”

[10:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “do loyalty.”

[10:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “did loyalty.”

[10:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “and David sent to console him by the hand of his servants concerning his father.”