The Meaning of 2 Samuel 8:5 Explained

2 Samuel 8:5

KJV: And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

YLT: And Aram of Damascus cometh to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand men;

Darby: And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

ASV: And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 8:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

What does 2 Samuel 8:5 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 8:1-18 - Victorious On Every Side

Twice in this chapter we are told that the Lord gave victory to David "whithersoever he went," 2 Samuel 8:6; 2 Samuel 8:14. Indeed, he was more than a conqueror, for he obtained not only victory but the spoils of his foes, of which he afterward made large donations to the house of God. We are reminded of those great words: "Now thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ;" and, "They also shall overcome that are with Him ^[1], called and chosen and faithful," 2 Corinthians 2:14 and Revelation 17:14, r.v.

Never in this world shall we be able to lay down our weapons. Often temptations that we thought had passed out of our lives, will revive in their old vigor and present themselves with even greater subtlety and force. Resolutions and vows will fail us. We shall be constantly kept in mind of our weakness and dependence. The only victory which is permanent is our faith, which receives from Him what we cannot achieve for ourselves. It is a very humbling experience, but it is our safeguard against overweening pride. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 8

¹ David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites
³ He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians
⁹ Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him
¹¹ David dedicates the presents and the spoil to God
¹⁴ He puts garrisons in Edom
¹⁶ David's officers

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 8:5 mean?

And when came the Syrians Syrian Damascus to help Hadadezer king of Zobah and killed David of Syria twenty and two thousand men

וַתָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק לַעְזֹ֕ר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ

וַתָּבֹא֙	And when came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
אֲרַ֣ם	the Syrians
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲרָם Sense: Aram or Syria the nation.
דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק	Syrian Damascus
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: דּוּמֶּשֶׂק Sense: an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 30 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem.
לַעְזֹ֕ר	to help
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: עָזַר Sense: to help, succour, support.
לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר	Hadadezer
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הֲדַדְעֶזֶר Sense: son of Rehob, a king of Syria-Zobah defeated by David’s army.
מֶ֣לֶךְ	king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
צוֹבָ֑ה	of Zobah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צֹובָא Sense: the name of a portion of Syria which formed a separate kingdom in the times of Saul, David, and Solomon; located northeast of Damascus.
וַיַּ֤ךְ	and killed
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
דָּוִד֙	David
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּוִד Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם	of Syria
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲרָם Sense: Aram or Syria the nation.
עֶשְׂרִֽים־	twenty
Parse: Number, common plural Root: עֶשְׂרִים Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וּשְׁנַ֥יִם	and two
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, md Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
אֶ֖לֶף	thousand
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶלֶף Sense: a thousand.
אִֽישׁ	men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.

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