2Sa 8:5-6 | TNotes | STEP | 8:5 Hadadezer’s neighbors, Arameans from Damascus, were of no help to him in repelling David. They would later be more successful against Solomon (1 Kgs 11:23-25 ) but less successful in their attack of Samaria during the days of King Ahab of Israel (1 Kgs 20 ).

b1 Kgs 11:23-25►

c1 Kgs 20►

‏ 2 Samuel 8:5-6

8:5 ^a Hadadezer’s neighbors, Arameans from Damascus, were of no help to him in repelling David. They would later be more successful against Solomon (1 Kgs 11:23-25 ^b) but less successful in their attack of Samaria during the days of King Ahab of Israel (1 Kgs 20 ^c).
8:6 ^d David established army garrisons in Aram but not in Moab (8:2 ^e), which suggests that Aram was a more formidable force and that David needed a military presence there to maintain control.

• the Lord made David victorious: Cp. 8:14 ^f. God was the real source of David’s growth and power.