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Verse 2 Samuel 8:7. _DAVID TOOK THE SHIELDS OF GOLD_] We know not
what these were. Some translate _arms_, others _quivers_, others
_bracelets_, others _collars_, and others _shields_. They were
proba...
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5. THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM
CHAPTER 8
_ 1. The Philistines and Moab smitten (2 Samuel 8:1)_
2. Hadadezer overthrown (2 Samuel 8:3)
3. Further conquests and triumphs (2 Samuel 8:9)
4. David'
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2 SAMUEL 8. DAVID'S VICTORIES. HIS MINISTERS (D). A concluding
summary, corresponding to the similar section on Saul (1 Samuel 14:47
ff.) and by the same hand. Apparently it formed the conclusion of a...
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SHIELDS. Septuagint reads "bracelets"....
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_that were on the servants of Hadadezer_ Or, THAT BELONGED TO, &c.
Probably it was his bodyguard which was distinguished by these golden
shields. Similarly a corps of the Macedonian army under Alexand...
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Conquest of Zobah and Damascus
3. _Hadadezer_ This name is written _Hadarezer_in ch. 2 Samuel
10:16-19, and in Chronicles, the letters _d_(ד) and _r_(ר) being
easily confused in Hebrew. _Hadad_was th...
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THE SHIELDS OF GOLD— See Solomon's Song, chap. 2 Samuel 4:4. _Note;_
(1.) The enemies of God's church may associate themselves, but they
shall be broken to pieces. (2.) Better to be relied on than shi...
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The Throne of David Established, 2 Samuel 8:1-18.
_David's Victories._ 2 Samuel 8:1-13
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and
subdued them: and David took Methegammah o...
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_AND DAVID TOOK FROM HIM A THOUSAND CHARIOTS, AND SEVEN HUNDRED
HORSEMEN, AND TWENTY THOUSAND FOOTMEN: AND DAVID HOUGHED ALL THE
CHARIOT HORSES, BUT RESERVED OF THEM FOR AN HUNDRED CHARIOTS._
No JFB...
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DAVID'S VICTORIES, AND A LIST OF HIS OFFICERS
This chapter concludes this account of David's reign. The remainder of
the book is taken from a different source....
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DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL
2 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 8
DAVID WINS MANY WARS
V1 Some time later, David fought the *Philistines. He defeated them
and he controlled their chief city. V2...
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SHIELDS OF GOLD. — Solomon also “made shields of gold” (1 Kings
10:17), which appear to have been a mark of oriental magnificence.
Solomon’s shields were ultimately carried off by Shishak (1 Kings
14:...
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וַ יִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗ד אֵ֚ת שִׁלְטֵ֣י הַ
זָּהָ֔ב
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CHAPTER X.
_ FOREIGN WARS._
2 Samuel 8:1.
THE transitions of the Bible, like those of actual life, are often
singularly abrupt; that which now hurries us from the scene of
elevated communion with Go...
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VICTORIOUS ON EVERY SIDE
2 Samuel 8:1
Twice in this chapter we are told that the Lord gave victory to David
“whithersoever he went,” 2 Samuel 8:6; 2 Samuel 8:14. Indeed, he
was more than a conqueror,...
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Here we have the record of some of the victories of David, again not
necessarily in chronological order. There is, however, a very close
relation between this account of them and what had preceded.
Th...
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And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadadezer, and brought them to (e) Jerusalem.
(e) For the use of the temple....
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_Arms. " Quivers, " Paralipomenon and Syriac. "Bucklers," Hebrew and
Chaldean. "Bracelets," Septuagint. (Calmet) --- These bucklers might
be for ornament, like those of Solomon, 3 Kings x. 16. (Salien...
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(5) And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of
Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. (6) Then
David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians...
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We have seen the sorrowful circumstances out of which arose the first
desire to have a king in Israel, and the remarkable fact that,
although it was a sin, God nevertheless did not put the people back...
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Being entirely delivered from the insurrections of the people,* David
exercises his power in bringing his enemies into subjection. The
Philistines, who dwelt within the land of Israel, are subjugated....
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AND DAVID TOOK THE SHIELDS OF GOLD THAT WERE ON THE SERVANTS OF
HADADEZER,.... That were found with them, which they had in their
hands; these must be supposed to be with the principal officers of his...
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_The shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer_ It hath
been the practice of many princes to make the arms of their soldiers
ornamental and precious, partly from the love of splendour and...
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1 Dauid subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites.
3 He smiteth Hadadezer, and the Syrians.
9 Toi sendeth Ioram with Presents to blesse him.
11 The Presents and the spoile Dauid dedicateth to God....
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VICTORIES OVER VARIOUS NATIONS...
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And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadadezer, for the officers of this king could afford such costly
weapons, AND BROUGHT THEM TO JERUSALEM, as a part of the rich booty
ma...
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God's declaration to David of His sovereign counsels in chapter 7 and
David's submission and worship had good practical effect. Notice it is
"after this" (v.1) that David defeated and subdued the Phil...
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THAT WERE ON THE SERVANTS, or rather, _which were with the servants_,
i.e. committed to their custody, as being kept in the king's armory;
for it is not probable they carried them into the field....
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2 Samuel 8:7 David H1732 took H3947 (H8799) shields H7982 gold H2091
servants H5650 Hadadezer H1909 brought H935 ...
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CONTENTS: Full establishment of David's kingdom.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Hadadezer, Joram, Toi.
CONCLUSION: After the long and frequent struggles which the Christian
has with the powers of darkness,...
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2 Samuel 8:2. _Two lines._ The measuring line gave inheritance, but
here the line gave the inheritance of rebels to others, as is the
manner of treating rebels by a total forfeiture of inheritance. Th...
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_And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus._
THE GARRISON OF THE GRACES
“He that buildeth a ship doth not make his work of such a sort that
it may avoid all waves and billows, that is impossible;...
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_David smote the Philistines and subdued them._
THE VICTORIOUS KING
These years of war gave birth to some of the grandest of the psalms,
amongst which may be numbered, 2., 20., 21., 60., 110.
I. The...
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:1__ Chapter 2 Samuel 8:1 lists David’s
military victories. These events do not necessarily match the
historical order of the rest of the book....
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2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 8:3 ZOBAH and DAMASCUS were both in Syria.
Zobah was in the northern part of the Lebanon Valley (see Joshua 1
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
2 Samuel 8:1. “METHEG-AMMAH.” This is a very obscure word, and has
been very variously translated. “METHEG” is a “BRIDLE,” and
“AMMAH” is translated _mother_ by Keil, E...
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EXPOSITION
2 SAMUEL 8:1
DAVID SMOTE THE PHILISTINES. In the previous chapter we have seen that
the empire of David not only marked an era in the development of
Israel nationally, but was also the rea...
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In the eighth chapter of second Samuel there is chronicled for us
certain of David's victories over their enemies round about, how that
God was establishing David and his kingdom, and was subduing his...
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1 Chronicles 18:7; 1 Kings 10:16; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Kings 14:26;...
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On the servants — Or rather, which were with the servants, that is,
committed to their custody, as being kept in the king's armoury: for
it is not probable they carried them into the field....