2 Samuel 8:11-12 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 8:9-11

2 Samuel 8:9-11 . King of Hamath This city was also in Syria, and lay north of Judea. To salute him, and bless him To congratulate him on his good success in the war with Hadadezer, and to wish him continued prosperity. Joram brought with him vessels, &c. As a present to King David, whose friendship he sought by this embassy. Which David did dedicate to the Lord These words seem to import, that he was so far from multiplying silver and gold for himself, (which Moses forbade,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

Click image for full-size versionDavid’s military victories (8:1-18)To emphasize that God was strengthening the royal house of David according to his promise, the writer gives a summary of David’s military victories. David conquered the Philistines and the Moabites (8:1-2; 1 Chronicles 18:1-2), then expanded north across the Syrian (Aramean) state of Zobah and even took control of the central Syrian province based on Damascus (3-8).Another Syrian state, Hamath, submitted to David without a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 8:12

Syria . Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "Edom" and . Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. App-6 . children = sons. Amalek . See note on Exodus 17:16 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 8:11

11. Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord—Eastern princes have always been accustomed to hoard up vast quantities of gold. This is the first instance of a practice uniformly followed by David of reserving, after defraying expenses and bestowing suitable rewards upon his soldiers, the remainder of the spoil taken in war, to accumulate for the grand project of his life—the erection of a national temple at Jerusalem. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

4. The security of David’s kingdom ch. 8"From the religious heights of chapter 7 we descend again to the everyday world of battles and bloodshed in chapter 8. The military action picks up where the story left off at the end of chapter 5." [Note: Payne, p. 193.] Chapter 8 evidently describes the conquest of David’s enemies that took place before David brought the ark into Jerusalem (ch. 6) and received the Davidic Covenant (ch. 7). An apparent problem with this view is the statement, "Now after... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

David’s Victories, and a List of his OfficersThis chapter concludes this account of David’s reign. The remainder of the book is taken from a different source.1. Metheg-ammah] RV ’the bridle of the mother city.’ This is supposed to mean ’the authority of the capital,’ namely, Gath (cp. 1 Chronicles 18:1). Many take it, however, as the name (perhaps corrupted) of a place which David took from the Philistines. RM retains Metheg-ammah.2. Casting them down to the ground] RV ’making them to lie down... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 8:11

(11) Which also.—The dedication of the gifts of Toi is especially mentioned, because these were not, like those of 2 Samuel 8:7; 2 Samuel 8:11-12, the spoils of conquered nations. David, forbidden himself to build the temple, makes every provision possible for its erection. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Samuel 8:12

(12) Of Syria.—1 Chronicles 18:11 reads Edom. The two names differing in the original only by one very similar letter (the d and r, which are so often confused), it might be supposed that one was an error for the other, were it not that both were actually conquered and the spoils of both dedicated by David, Syria is spoken of here because Edom has not yet been mentioned, and the account of its conquest is given afterwards (2 Samuel 8:14; 1 Kings 11:15-17); while Edom is given in Chron. because... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 8:1-14

CHAPTER X.FOREIGN WARS.2 Samuel 8:1-14.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 God to the confused noise and deadly struggles of the battle-field is peculiarly startling. We are called to contemplate David in a remarkable light, as a professional warrior, a man of the sword, a man of blood; wielding the weapons of destruction with all the decision and effect of the most daring... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

5. The Extension of His Kingdom CHAPTER 8 1. The Philistines and Moab smitten (2 Samuel 8:1-2 ) 2. Hadadezer overthrown (2 Samuel 8:3-8 ) 3. Further conquests and triumphs (2 Samuel 8:9-14 ) 4. David’s reign and his associates (2 Samuel 8:15-18 ) Great conquests and victories follow. David arose from the presence of the Lord to go forth to conquer. With such a message he had heard, assuring him of the Lord’s presence and power, of the success of his kingdom, he began to extend his... read more