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2 Samuel 8:5

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

KJV

Venit quoque Syria Damasci, ut præsidium ferret Adarezer regi Soba : et percussit David de Syria viginti duo millia virorum.

Vulgate

καὶ παραγίνεται Συρία Δαμασκοῦ βοηθῆσαι τῷ Ἁδραάζαρ βασιλεῖ Σουβά, καὶ ἐπάταξεν Δαυεὶδ ἐν τῷ Σύρῳ εἴκοσι δύο χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν.

LXX

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

ASV

וַ/תָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק לַ/עְזֹ֕ר לַ/הֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַ/יַּ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ בַּֽ/אֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים וּ/שְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People David
Places Damascus

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרָ֔ם
'rm
proper_noun · 133×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק
dmshq
proper_noun · 45×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר
hdd'zr
proper_noun · 21×
ם
m
verb · 499×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 82×
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
'shrym
adjective · 313×
צוֹבָ֑ה
tsvbh
proper_noun · 12×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 11:23 — And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
  • 2Sam 10:6 — And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a t
  • Rom 13:6 — For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.