Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
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Gill's Exposition
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto King David,.... Who is called Hadoram in Ch1 18:10; though the Syriac and Arabic versions read Joram there:
to salute him: to inquire of his welfare after his…
Barnes' Notes
Joram - Or, more probably, Hadoram. See the margin.
Here is, 1. The court made to David by the king of Hamath, who, it seems was at this time at war with the king of Zobah. He hearing of David's success against his enemy, sent his own son ambassador to…
Cambridge Bible
Joram Hadoram, the name given in Chr., is probably the true reading, for which the Hebrew name Joramhas been substituted by a scribe's error.
to bless him To congratulate him, as in Chr. The phrase…
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