2Sa 8:3 | TNotes | STEP | 8:3 Hadadezer reappears in 10:16 as David’s foe. He was either the direct son of Rehob and his successor or the reigning king of a dynasty established by a king named Rehob, whose kingdom was near the northern city of Dan (see Judg 18:28 ; cp. Num 13:21 ). • Zobah was north and east of David’s kingdom. • It is possible that David, not Hadadezer (literally he ), marched out to strengthen his control. • the Euphrates River: Literally the river; 1 Chr 18:3 specifically identifies the Euphrates. Cp. 2 Sam 10:16 .

cJudg 18:28►

dNum 13:21►

e1 Chr 18:3►

f2 Sam 10:16►

‏ 2 Samuel 8:3

8:3 ^a Hadadezer reappears in 10:16 ^b as David’s foe. He was either the direct son of Rehob and his successor or the reigning king of a dynasty established by a king named Rehob, whose kingdom was near the northern city of Dan (see Judg 18:28 ^c; cp. Num 13:21 ^d).

• Zobah was north and east of David’s kingdom.

• It is possible that David, not Hadadezer (literally he), marched out to strengthen his control.

• the Euphrates River: Literally the river; 1 Chr 18:3 ^e specifically identifies the Euphrates. Cp. 2 Sam 10:16 ^f.