Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
When the Arameans of Damascus
New American Standard Bible
When
King James Version
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
International Standard Version
When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.
A Conservative Version
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
American Standard Version
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Amplified
When the Arameans (Syrians) of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Arameans.
Bible in Basic English
And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans.
Darby Translation
And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
Julia Smith Translation
And Aram of Damascus will come to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and David will strike of Aram twenty and two thousand men.
King James 2000
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of Aram.
Modern King James verseion
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to rescue Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then came the Syrians of Damascus to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah. And David slew of them two and twenty thousand men and put soldiers in Syria, Damascus.
NET Bible
The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.
New Heart English Bible
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
The Emphasized Bible
And, when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians, twenty-two thousand men.
Webster
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
World English Bible
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Aram of Damascus cometh to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand men;
Themes
Damascus » Laid under tribute to david
Hadadezer » King of zobah, vanquished by david
Syria » Minor kingdoms within the region » Damascus
Syria » Inhabitants of » Called syrians of damascus
Syria » David » Destroyed the army of, which assisted hadadezer
Interlinear
Nakah
Sh@nayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Military Victories Continue
4
David captured 1,700 horsemen
Cross References
1 Kings 11:23-25
God raised up Rezon son of Eliada as an enemy
2 Samuel 8:3
David also defeated Hadadezer
1 Chronicles 18:5-6
When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah,
Job 9:13
Rahab’s
Psalm 83:4-8
so that Israel’s name will no longer be remembered.”
Isaiah 7:8
the head of Damascus is Rezin
(within 65 years
Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people),
Isaiah 8:9-10
pay attention, all you distant lands;
prepare for war, and be broken;
prepare for war, and be broken.
Isaiah 31:3
their horses are flesh, not spirit.
When the Lord raises His hand to strike,
the helper will stumble
and the one who is helped will fall;
both will perish together.