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Verse 2 Samuel 8:13. _DAVID GAT_ HIM _A NAME_] Became a very
celebrated and eminent man. The Targum has it, _David collected
troops_; namely, to _recruit_ his army when he returned from smiting
the Sy...
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THE SYRIANS - Read the Edomites, as in marginal references (compare
Psalms 60:1 title), and as the context 2 Samuel 8:14 requires. For a
further account of this war of extermination with Edom, see 1 K
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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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GAT HIM. made himself.
SMITING. his smiting. This is David's exploit. In 1 Chronicles 18:3; 1
Chronicles 18:12 it is Abishai's command, while in title of Psalms 60
...
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Conquest of Edom
13. _gat_him _a name_ Won renown. Cp. ch. 2 Samuel 7:9. This, and not
"erected a monument," as some render, is the right meaning.
_when he returned from smiting of the Syrians_ The t...
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DAVID GAT HIM A NAME, &C.— _To get a name,_ in the Eastern style,
does not mean to be called by this or that particular name, but to be
celebrated as a happy and glorious person. Thus it is joined wit...
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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 GAT HIM A NAME WHEN HE RETURNED FROM SMITING OF THE SYRIANS
IN THE VALLEY OF SALT, BEING EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN._
Returned from smiting of the Syrians, х_ 'ET_ (H854) _ 'ARAAM_
(H758). Inst...
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8:13 Syrians (c-15) Some read 'Edomites.'...
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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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WHEN HE RETURNED FROM SMITING OF THE SYRIANS. — Possibly, from the
similarity in the original between _Syria_ and _Edom_ (see 2 Samuel
8:3; 2 Samuel 8:12), the words “he smote Edom” have dropped out o...
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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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Name, or triumphal arch. (Rabbins) --- He acquired great fame, chap.
xvii. 9., and 1 Machabees v. 57. (Menochius) --- Syria, which is
styled Aram in Hebrew. The Septuagint have read Edom, or Idumea, a...
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(13) And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the
Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
The high reputation of David is again noticed in this battle with the
Syr...
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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 GAT [HIM] A NAME,.... Fame and reputation in the several
nations of the world for valour and courage, for the many and signal
victories that he obtained; the Jewish writers generally refer t...
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And David gat [him] a name when he returned from smiting of the
Syrians in the valley of salt, [being] eighteen thousand [men].
Ver. 13. _And David gat him a name._] He set him up a triumphal arch
or...
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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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David's Prestige Recognized...
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And David gat him a name, he gained renown, his fame spread far and
wide, when HE RETURNED FROM SMITING OF THE SYRIANS IN THE VALLEY OF
SALT, BEING EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN, namely, of the Edomites. It s...
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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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SMITING:
_ Heb._ his smiting...
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9-14 All the precious things David was master of, were dedicated
things; they were designed for building the temple. The idols of gold
David destroyed, 2 Samuel 5:21, but the vessels of gold he dedic...
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GAT HIM A NAME, i.e. much increased his reputation. _The Syrians_, or
_Edomites_, as they are said to be, 1 CHRONICLES 18:12. It is likely
these two people were confederates, and that divers of the Sy...
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2 Samuel 8:13 David H1732 made H6213 (H8799) name H8034 returned H7725
(H8800) killing H5221 (H8687) eighteen...
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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 8:13 The VALLEY OF SALT must have been in
the Edomite territory south and east of the Dead Sea.
⇐...
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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 18:12; 2 Chronicles 25:11; 2 Kings 14:7; 2 Samuel 7:9;...