2 Samuel 8
1 David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites.3 He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians.9 Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him.11 The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God.14 He puts garrisons in Edom.16 David's officers. A.M. 2964. B.C. 1040. An. Ex. Is. 451. And after.7:9; 21:15-22Metheg-ammah. or, the bridle of Ammah.2:24; 1Ch 18:1-17Gath.In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it. he smote.Nu 24:17; Jud 3:29,30; 1Sa 14:47; Ps 60:8; 83:6; 108:9measured.12:31And so.6,12-14; 2Ki 1:1; 3:4-27; 1Ch 18:2brought gifts.1Sa 10:27; 2Ch 26:8; Ps 72:10,11; Isa 36:16 Hadadezer.1Ch 18:3Hadarezer. Zobah.10:6; 1Sa 14:47; 1Ki 11:23,24; Ps 60:1; *titleat the river.Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; De 11:24; 1Ki 4:21; Ps 72:8 from him. or, of his. chariots.As 1 Ch 18:4 seven hundred. In the parallel place in Chronicles it is "seven thousand horsemen, a far more probable number. The letter [Zayin,] {zayin,} with a dot upon it stands for seven thousand, and the final letter Nûwn,] {noon,} for seven hundred: the great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other, and so produce an error in this place. David houghed.De 17:16; Jos 11:6,9; Ps 20:7; 33:16,17reserved.1Ki 10:26 And when.1Ki 11:23-25; 1Ch 18:5,6; Isa 7:8came.Job 9:13; Ps 83:4-8; Isa 8:9,10; 31:3Zobah.From 2 Ch 8:3, we learn that Zobah was the district in which Tadmor or Palymyra was situated; and consequently lay between the land of Israel and the Euphrates. The capital was probably the same as the Sabe mentioned by Ptolemy as a city of Arabia Deserta. garrisons.14; 23:14; 1Sa 13:3; 14:1,6,15; 2Ch 17:2; Ps 18:34-46became.2the Lord.14; 7:9; 1Ch 18:13; Ps 5:11,12; 121:7,8; 140:7; 144:1,2; Pr 21:31 shields.1Ki 10:16,17; 14:26,27; 1Ch 18:7; 2Ch 9:15,16 Betah.Probably the same as Bathne in Syria, between Beroæea and Hierapolis. 1Ch 18:8Tibhath, Chun. Berothai.Berothai is probably the Barathena of Ptolemy, which he mentions, along with Sabe, as a city of Arabia Deserta, in the confines of the Palmyrenian district. exceeding.1Ch 22:14,16; 29:7; 2Ch 4:1-18 Toi.1Ch 18:9Tou. Hamath.Am 6:2 Joram.1Ch 18:10Hadoram. salute him. Heb. ask him of peace.Ge 43:27; Isa 39:1to bless him.1Sa 13:10; *marg:1Ki 1:47; Ps 129:8had wars. Heb. was a man of wars. brought with him. Heb.in his hand were. Which.1Ki 7:51; 1Ch 18:11; 22:14-16; 26:26-28; 29:2; Mic 4:13 Syria.10:11,14; 12:26-31; 1Ch 18:11 gat him.7:9; 1Ch 18:12; Ps 60:1; *titlesmiting. Heb. his smiting. the valley of salt.2Ki 14:7; 2Ch 25:11being. or, slaying. all they.Ge 25:23; 27:29,37,40; Nu 24:18; 1Ki 22:47; 1Ch 18:13; Ps 60:8,9Ps 108:9,10the Lord.6; Ps 121:4-8 over all Israel.3:12; 5:5David executed.23:3,4; 1Ch 18:14; Ps 45:6,7; 72:2; 75:2; 78:71,72; 89:14; 101:1-8Isa 9:7; Jer 22:15,16; 23:5,6; Am 5:15,24 Joab.19:13; 20:23; 1Ch 11:6; 18:15-17Jehoshaphat.1Ki 4:3recorder. or, remembrancer, or writer of chronicles. Zadok.1Ch 6:8,53; 24:3,4and Seraiah.1Ch 18:16Shavsha. scribe. or, secretary. Benaiah.1Ki 1:44; 2:34,35; 1Ch 18:17the Cherethites.15:18; 20:7,23; 23:20-23; 1Sa 30:14; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5chief rulers. or, princes.20:262 Kings 3
1 Jehoram's reign.4 Mesha rebels.6 Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, by Elisha obtains water, and promise of victory.21 The Moabites, deceived by the colour of the water, coming to spoil, are overcome.26 The king of Moab, failing in his attempt to break through to the king of Edom, sacrifices his son, and raises the siege. Jehoram.1:17; 8:16Joram.1Ki 22:51 wrought.6:31,32; 21:6,20See on1Sa 15:19; 1Ki 16:19but not.1Ki 16:33; 21:20,25and like.9:22,34; 1Ki 21:5-15,25image. Heb. statue. Baal.10:18,26-28; 1Ki 16:31,32 he cleaved.10:20-31See on1Ki 12:28-33which made.1Ki 14:16; 15:26,34; 16:31he departed.13:2,6,11; 14:24; 15:9,18; 17:22; 1Ki 12:26-28; 13:33; 1Co 1:19,20 a sheepmaster.Ge 13:2; 26:13,14; 2Ch 26:10; Job 1:3; 42:12rendered.2Sa 8:2; 1Ch 18:2; Ps 60:8; 108:9,10lambs.Isa 16:1 1:1; 8:20; 2Ch 21:8-10 A.M. 3109. B.C. 895. numbered.1Sa 11:8; 15:4; 2Sa 24:1-25; 1Ki 20:27 wilt thou go.1Ki 22:4,32,33; 2Ch 18:3,29-32; 19:2; 21:4-7; 22:3,4,10-12 the wilderness of Edom.The wilderness of Edom was probably the same as that of Zin or Kadesh, through which the children of Israel passed; extending southward from the Dead Sea, to the eastern branch of the Red Sea. See Note on Nu 13:21. Nu 21:4; Mal 1:2,3 Edom.1Ki 22:27no water.Ex 15:22; 17:1; Nu 20:2,4; 21:5; 33:14that followed them. Heb. at their feet.Ex 11:8; *marg:Jud 4:10 the Lord.6:33; Ge 4:13; Ps 78:34-36; Pr 19:3; Isa 8:21; 51:20 Is there not here.1Ki 22:7; Ps 74:9; Am 3:7that we may.1,3; Jos 9:14; Jud 20:8-11,18,23,26-28; 1Ch 10:13; 14:10,14; 15:13poured water.That is, was his constant and confidential servant. Mr. Hanway, speaking of a Persian supper, says, "Supper being now brought in, a servant presented a basin of water, and a napkin hung over his shoulders; he went to every one in the company, and poured water on their hands to wash." Ge 18:4; Jos 1:1; 1Ki 19:21; Lu 22:26,27; Joh 13:4,5,13,141Ti 5:10; Php 2:22 The word.2:14,15,21,24; 1Sa 3:19-21Israel.2:25; 5:8,9,15; Isa 49:23; 60:14; Re 3:9 What.Eze 14:3-5; Mt 8:29; Joh 2:4; 2Co 5:16; 6:15get.Jud 10:14; Ru 1:15; Pr 1:28; Jer 2:27,28the prophets.1Ki 18:19; 22:6,10,11,22-25Nay.10; De 32:37-39; Ho 6:1 As the Lord.5:16; 1Ki 17:1; 18:15I regard.2Ch 17:3-9; 19:3,4; Ps 15:4I would not look.1Sa 15:26-31; 1Ki 14:5-18; 21:20; Jer 1:18; Da 5:17-23; Mt 22:16 bring me.This was evidently intended to soothe and tranquillize the prophet's mind, which had been agitated and discomposed with holy indignation by the presence of the idolatrous king, and the recollection of his abomination. The soothing influence of music is generally acknowledged in every civilized nation. 1Sa 10:5; 16:23; 18:10; 1Ch 25:2,3; Eph 5:18,19the hand.1Ki 18:46; Eze 1:3; 3:14,22; 8:1; Ac 11:21 Make this valley.4:3; Nu 2:18,16-18 Ye shall not.1Ki 18:36-39; Ps 84:6; 107:35; Isa 41:17,18; 43:19,20; 48:21that ye may.Ex 17:6; Nu 20:8-11 And this.1Ki 3:13; Jer 32:17,27; Lu 1:37; Eph 3:20a light.20:10; 1Ki 16:31; Isa 7:13; 49:6; Eze 8:17he will.1Ki 20:13,28; Isa 7:1-9 And ye.13:17; Nu 24:17; Jud 6:16; 1Sa 15:3; 23:2fell.De 20:19,20mar. Heb. grieve.25 when the meat.Ex 29:39,40; 1Ki 18:36; Da 9:21there came water.This supply was altogether miraculous; for there was neither wind nor rain, nor any other natural means to furnish it. filled.Ps 78:15,16,20; Isa 35:6,7 gathered. Heb. were cried together. put on armour. Heb.gird himself with a girdle. 1Ki 20:11; Eph 6:14 22 This is blood.6:18-20; 7:6slain. Heb. destroyed. now therefore.Ex 15:9; Jud 5:30; 2Ch 20:25; Isa 10:14 smote the.Jos 8:20-22; Jud 20:40-46; 1Th 5:3,4went forward. or, smote in it even. beat down.19; Jud 9:45; 2Sa 8:2; Isa 37:26,27stopped.Ge 26:15,18; 2Ch 32:4and felled.De 20:19,20only in, etc. Heb. until he left the stones thereof inKir-haraseth. Kir-haraseth. Supposed to be the same as Ar, or Areopolis, the capital of Moab. De 2:9; Isa 16:7,11; Jer 48:31,36Kir-heres. unto the king of Edom.9; Am 2:1 offered him.In cases of great extremity, it was customary in various heathen nations, to offer human sacrifices, and even their own children. This was frequent among the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Scythians, Gauls, Africans, and others; and was the natural fruit of a religious system, which had for the objects of its worship cruel and merciless divinities. The king of Moab, in this case, sacrificed his son to obtain the favour of Chemosh his god, who, being a devil, delighted in blood and murder, and the destruction of mankind. The dearer any thing was to them, the more acceptable those idolaters thought the sacrifice, and therefore burnt their children in the fire to their honour. Ge 22:2,13; De 12:31; Jud 11:31,39; Ps 106:37,38; Eze 16:20Mic 6:7they departed.1Sa 14:36-46; 1Ki 20:13,28,43
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