2 Samuel 8:7

7 David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 8:7 in Other Translations

7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,

7 David plundered the gold shields that belonged to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

7 David took the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer's servants, and he brought them to Jerusalem.

7 David took the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

7 David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer. He brought the shields to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 8:7

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadadezer
That were found with them, which they had in their hands; these must be supposed to be with the principal officers of his army; or golden chains, as Aquila, or golden bracelets on their arms, as the Septuagint; the Syriac version is "quivers of gold", such as they put arrows into, and so Jarchi and R. Isaiah understand it of such, and refer to ( Jeremiah 51:11 ) ; and so Josephus ^F18:

and brought them to Jerusalem;
where they were laid up, and converted to the use of the sanctuary Solomon built; see ( Song of Solomon 4:4 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 7. c. 5.) sect. 3.

2 Samuel 8:7 In-Context

5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

6 He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

7 David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 From Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 10:16; 1 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 11:10