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2 Samuel 8:9

2 Samuel 8:9
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

When Toi king of Hamath,.... Which was another small kingdom in Syria, perhaps lately erected to defend themselves against Hadadezer, and this the first king of it, at least the first we hear of; his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Hamath - This appears as an independent kingdom so late as the time of Senacherib Isa 37:13. But in the time of Nebuchadnezzar, both Hamath and Arpad appear to have been incorporated in the kingdom of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Toi king of Hamath - Hamath is supposed to be the famous city of Emesa, situated on the Orontes, in Syria. This was contiguous to

Hadadezer; and led him to wage war with Toi, that he might get…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Samuel 8:9-14

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

2 Samuel 8:9-12

Congratulatory embassy from Toi king of Hamath

9. Toi The Sept. agrees with Chr. in reading his name Toü.

Hamath A kingdom north of Zobah, with a capital of the same name situated on the Orontes.…

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