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BrLXXΚαὶ ἔλαβε Δαυὶδ τοὺς χλιδῶνας τοὺς χρυσοῦς, οἳ ἦσαν ἐπὶ τῶν παίδων τῶν Ἀδρααζὰρ βασιλέως Σουβὰ, καὶ ἤνεγκεν αὐτὰ εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὰ Σουσακὶμ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου, ἐν τῷ ἀναβῆναι αὐτὸν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐν ἡμέραις Ῥοβοὰμ υἱοῦ Σαλωμῶντος. (Kai elabe Dawid tous ⱪlidōnas tous ⱪrusous, hoi aʸsan epi tōn paidōn tōn Adraʼazar basileōs Souba, kai aʸnegken auta eis Hierousalaʸm; kai elaben auta Sousakim basileus Aiguptou, en tōi anabaʸnai auton eis Hierousalaʸm en haʸmerais Ɽoboam huiou Salōmōntos. )
BrTrAnd David took the golden bracelets which were on the servants of Adraazar king of Suba, and brought them to Jerusalem. And Susakim king of Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Roboam son of Solomon.
ULTAnd David took the bow-cases of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
USTKing David’s soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer’s officials, and brought them to Jerusalem.
BSB § And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
OEBAnd David took the shields of gold that were on on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
WEBBEDavid took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
JPSAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
ASVAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
DRAAnd David took the arms of gold, which the servants of Adarezer wore, and brought them to Jerusalem.
YLTand David taketh the shields of gold which were on the servants of Hadadezer, and bringeth them to Jerusalem;
DrbyAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
RVAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
WbstrAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
KJB-1769And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. (And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Yerusalem. )
KJB-1611And Dauid tooke the shields of gold that were on the seruants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Ierusalem. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
BshpsAnd Dauid toke the shieldes of golde that belonged to the seruauntes of Hadarezer, & brought them to Hierusalem. (And David took the shieldes of gold that belonged to the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Yerusalem.)
GnvaAnd Dauid tooke the shieldes of gold that beloged to the seruants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Ierusalem. (And David took the shieldes of gold that beloged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Yerusalem. )
CvdlAnd Dauid toke ye shyldes of golde, which Hadad Esers seruauntes had, and broughte them to Ierusalem. (And David took ye/you_all shyldes of gold, which Hadad Esers servants had, and brought them to Yerusalem.)
WyclAnd Dauid took goldun armeris and bies, whiche the seruauntis of Adadezer hadden, and he brouyte tho in to Jerusalem. (And David took golden armeris and bies, which the servants of Adadezer hadden, and he brought those in to Yerusalem.)
LuthUnd David nahm die güldenen Schilde, die Hadadesers Knechten waren, und brachte sie gen Jerusalem. (And David took the güldenen Schilde, the Hadadesers servants were, and brought they/she/them to/toward Yerusalem.)
ClVgEt tulit David arma aurea quæ habebant servi Adarezer, et detulit ea in Jerusalem. (And took David arma aurea which habebant servi Adarezer, and detook ea in Yerusalem. )
8:7gold shields: See also 2 Kgs 11:10. • brought . . . to Jerusalem: In conformity with God’s stipulations for a good king (Deut 17:17), David dedicated these valuable items to God (see 2 Sam 8:11) rather than hoarding them for his own wealth and splendor.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took Dāvid DOM shields the=gold which/who they_were to/towards servants Hₐdadˊezer and=he/it_brought=them Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) )
Here “David” refers to his soldiers. Alternate translation: “David’s soldiers took”
2 Samuel 8:1-8; 10:1-19; 12:21-31; 1 Chronicles 18:2-11; 19:1-19; 20:1-3
The accounts of David’s greatest military victories stand like bookends around the record of David’s most grievous sins. Sometime after David brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem and the Lord promised to establish his dynasty over Israel, David achieved a series of victories over virtually all of Israel’s neighboring nations. These began with David’s capture of Metheg-ammah (likely Gath) and all of Philistia and was followed by his victory over Moab. Then Nahash king of Ammon died, and David sent envoys to express his condolences to Nahash’s son Hanun, who had now become king. Hanun, however, intentionally humiliated David’s envoys, shaving off half their beards and cutting off the bottom half of their garments before sending them back to Israel. When David heard of it, he sent word to his envoys to remain at Jericho until their beards grew back. In the meantime, the Ammonites called upon several Aramean nations to help them fight against Israel, which was likely their original intent for humiliating David’s envoys. Warriors came from Beth-rehob and Zobah, which lay between Israel and Hamath farther north, as well as from Maacah (see “Geshur and Maacah” map) and Tob. The writer of 1 Chronicles also notes that soldiers came from Mesopotamia as well. David sent his commander Joab to fight this coalition at Rabbah. The writer of 1 Chronicles consistently speaks of the battle occurring at Medeba, rather than Rabbah, but the town of Medeba south of Heshbon seems an unlikely location for the battle. Perhaps Rabbah was also referred to at times as Medeba. In any case, Joab and his brother Abishai divided their forces into two groups, with Joab leading the fight against the Arameans to the north and Abishai leading the fight against the Ammonites just outside the gates of Rabbah. As Joab advanced, the Arameans fled, which in turn led the Ammonites to retreat behind the walls of Rabbah. After this Joab (and probably his forces) returned home to Israel. But the Arameans regrouped and added more troops from Aramean nations beyond the Euphrates River. David met them in battle at Helam (likely modern Alma) and won a great victory over them, even killing their commander Shobah (or Shophach). After this the Arameans made peace with Israel. Sometime later David also subjugated the Edomites, who lived to the south of Moab. It was likely sometime after this that David engaged in adultery with the wife of Uriah, one of his own valiant warriors (see “David’s Mighty Men” map), and then he tried to cover up his sin by arranging for Uriah’s death in battle. His sin was later exposed by Nathan the prophet, and David repented. After this Joab returned to Rabbah to finish capturing the city, and when victory was close at hand he called for David to come and finish taking the city. Thus the Ammonites became subject to Israel as well. From all these conquered nations David took many spoils and dedicated them to the Lord’s service, including great amounts of bronze from the towns of Tebah (also called Betah and Tibhath), Berothai, and Cun.
2 Samuel 8:1-8; 10:1-19; 12:21-31; 1 Chronicles 18:2-11; 19:1-19; 20:1-3
The accounts of David’s greatest military victories stand like bookends around the record of David’s most grievous sins. Sometime after David brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem and the Lord promised to establish his dynasty over Israel, David achieved a series of victories over virtually all of Israel’s neighboring nations. These began with David’s capture of Metheg-ammah (likely Gath) and all of Philistia and was followed by his victory over Moab. Then Nahash king of Ammon died, and David sent envoys to express his condolences to Nahash’s son Hanun, who had now become king. Hanun, however, intentionally humiliated David’s envoys, shaving off half their beards and cutting off the bottom half of their garments before sending them back to Israel. When David heard of it, he sent word to his envoys to remain at Jericho until their beards grew back. In the meantime, the Ammonites called upon several Aramean nations to help them fight against Israel, which was likely their original intent for humiliating David’s envoys. Warriors came from Beth-rehob and Zobah, which lay between Israel and Hamath farther north, as well as from Maacah (see “Geshur and Maacah” map) and Tob. The writer of 1 Chronicles also notes that soldiers came from Mesopotamia as well. David sent his commander Joab to fight this coalition at Rabbah. The writer of 1 Chronicles consistently speaks of the battle occurring at Medeba, rather than Rabbah, but the town of Medeba south of Heshbon seems an unlikely location for the battle. Perhaps Rabbah was also referred to at times as Medeba. In any case, Joab and his brother Abishai divided their forces into two groups, with Joab leading the fight against the Arameans to the north and Abishai leading the fight against the Ammonites just outside the gates of Rabbah. As Joab advanced, the Arameans fled, which in turn led the Ammonites to retreat behind the walls of Rabbah. After this Joab (and probably his forces) returned home to Israel. But the Arameans regrouped and added more troops from Aramean nations beyond the Euphrates River. David met them in battle at Helam (likely modern Alma) and won a great victory over them, even killing their commander Shobah (or Shophach). After this the Arameans made peace with Israel. Sometime later David also subjugated the Edomites, who lived to the south of Moab. It was likely sometime after this that David engaged in adultery with the wife of Uriah, one of his own valiant warriors (see “David’s Mighty Men” map), and then he tried to cover up his sin by arranging for Uriah’s death in battle. His sin was later exposed by Nathan the prophet, and David repented. After this Joab returned to Rabbah to finish capturing the city, and when victory was close at hand he called for David to come and finish taking the city. Thus the Ammonites became subject to Israel as well. From all these conquered nations David took many spoils and dedicated them to the Lord’s service, including great amounts of bronze from the towns of Tebah (also called Betah and Tibhath), Berothai, and Cun.
