David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
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Interpretation
David subdued the Philistines. They had long been troublesome to Israel.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 8:3-7.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Euphrates Place
- Biblical river. Modern identification: Euphrates River.
- Zobah Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Brital.