2 Samuel 8:8-11

8:8 From Tebah ¹  and Berothai, Hadadezer’s cities, King David took a great deal of bronze.

8:9 When King Toi ²  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 8:10 he ³  sent his son Joram ⁴  to King David to extend his best wishes ⁵  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer. ⁶  He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze. ⁷  8:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ⁸  along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from ⁹  all the nations that he had subdued,

[8:8]  ¹ tn Heb “Betah” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV), but the name should probably be corrected to “Tebah.” See the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:8.

[8:9]  ² tn The name is spelled “Tou” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:9. NIV adopts the spelling “Tou” here.

[8:10]  ³ tn Heb “Toi.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[8:10]  ⁴ tn The name appears as “Hadoram” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:10.

[8:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

[8:10]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Heb “and in his hand were items of silver and items of gold and items of bronze.”

[8:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

[8:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from.”