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 Asimismo hirió David á Hadad-ezer hijo de Rehob, rey de Soba, yendo él á extender su término hasta el río de Eufrates.

4 Y tomó David de ellos mil y setecientos de á caballo, y veinte mil hombres de á pie; y desjarretó David los caballos de todos los carros, excepto cien carros de ellos que dejó.

5 Y vinieron los Siros de Damasco á dar ayuda á Hadad-ezer rey de Soba; y David hirió de los Siros veinte y dos mil hombres.

6 Puso luego David guarnición en Siria la de Damasco, y fueron los Siros siervos de David sujetos á tributo. Y Jehová guardó á David donde quiera que fué.

7 Y tomó David los escudos de oro que traían los siervos de Hadad-ezer, y llevólos á 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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