2 Samuel 10:15-19 NLT,NIV,ESV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 10:19

2 Samuel 10:19. The kings that were servants to Hadarezer He being the most powerful prince in those parts, it appears there were several petty kings that were subject to him. They made peace with Israel, and served them As it is likely Hadarezer himself also did: whereby God fulfilled his promise to Abraham, (which was renewed to Joshua,) of enlarging the dominion of his posterity as far as Euphrates. See Genesis 15:18; Joshua 1:2-4. Wonderful to reflect on! kingdoms and vast tracts of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:1-19

Remembering former kindnesses (9:1-10:19)Although his power was now great, David did not forget his covenant with Jonathan. Unlike other kings, David would not destroy the family of the king whom he replaced (9:1; see 1 Samuel 20:12-17). David not only spared the life of Jonathan’s sole surviving son, the crippled Mephibosheth, but also restored to him Saul’s family property (2-8; cf. 4:4). David gave Mephibosheth the privilege of free access into the palace, and appointed one of Saul’s former... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 10:16

river : i.e. the Euphrates. Shobach . Another name, Shophach (1 Chronicles 19:16 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 10:18

seven hundred. = 1Ch 19:187 ; 1 Chronicles 19:0 . But Hebrew j = 7 and j = 7,000, probably a scribe's infirmity . Compare 2 Samuel 8:4 and 1 Chronicles 18:4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Samuel 10:15

THE FINAL RALLY OF SYRIANS AGAINST DAVID WAS REPULSED"But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together. And Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates; and they came to Helam, with Shobach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians arrayed themselves against David, and fought with him.... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 10:16

2 Samuel 10:16. The Syrians that were beyond the river— Beyond the river Euphrates. Hadarezer is the same with Hadadezer, mentioned chap. 2 Samuel 8:3. Houbigant says, that he found it wrote Hadadezer in five manuscripts which he consulted. It is probable that Helam was situated upon the banks of the river Euphrates. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 10:18

2 Samuel 10:18. Slew the men of seven hundred chariots, &c.— Though this reading is the same in the Vulgate, LXX, and Chaldee, yet in the Syriac it is seven hundred chariots, and four thousand horse: in the Arabic, one thousand six hundred chariots, and four thousand horse. The parallel place, 1Ch 19:18 reads, seven thousand men that fought in chariots, and fifty thousand footmen. Dr. Kennicott says, that the verse should be read thus: David destroyed seven thousand horsemen, seven hundred... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 10:19

2 Samuel 10:19. When all the kings, &c.— Thus the arms of David were blessed, and God accomplished the promises which he had made to Abraham, and renewed to Joshua. Genesis 15:18. Joshua 2:4. Thus, in the space of nineteen or twenty years, David was enabled to finish gloriously eight wars, all righteously undertaken, and all honourably terminated: namely, 1. The civil war with Ish-bosheth; 2. The war against the Jebusites; 3. Against the Philistines and their allies; 4. Against the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 10:16

16. Hadarezer sent and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river—This prince had enjoyed a breathing time after his defeat ( :-). But alarmed at the increasing power and greatness of David, as well as being an ally of the Ammonites, he levied a vast army not only in Syria, but in Mesopotamia, to invade the Hebrew kingdom. Shobach, his general, in pursuance of this design, had marched his troops as far as Kelam, a border town of eastern Manasseh, when David, crossing the Jordan by... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 10:1-19

B. God’s Faithfulness despite David’s Unfaithfulness chs. 10-12These chapters form a sub-section within the Court History portion of 2 Samuel. [Note: Youngblood, p. 920.] The phrase "Now it happened" or "Now it was" (2 Samuel 10:1; 2 Samuel 13:1) always opens a new section. [Note: Wolfgang Roth, "You Are the Man! Structural Interaction in 2 Samuel 10-12." Semeia 8 (1977):4; John I. Lawlor, "Theology and Art in the Narrative of the Ammonite War (2 Samuel 10-12)," Grace Theological Journal 3:2... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 10:19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 10:16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 10:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Samuel 10:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 10:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 10:18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 10:19

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 10:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Samuel 10:1-19

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