When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
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Interpretation
All the precious things David was master of, were dedicated things; they were designed for building the temple. The idols of gold David destroyed, 2Sa 5:21, but the vessels of gold he dedicated.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 8:9-13.
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 .
- Hamath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Hama.
- Toi Person
- A king of Hamath, who sent “Joram his son unto King David to salute him,” when he “heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer” ( 2 Sam. 8:9 , 10). Called Tou ( 1 Chr. 18:9 , 10).