2 Samuel 8:10-11

8:10 he ¹  sent his son Joram ²  to King David to extend his best wishes ³  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer. ⁴  He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze. ⁵  8:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ⁶  along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from ⁷  all the nations that he had subdued,

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¹ tn Heb “Toi.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn The name appears as “Hadoram” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:10.

³ tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

⁴ tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Toi.”

⁵ tn Heb “and in his hand were items of silver and items of gold and items of bronze.”

⁶ tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

⁷ tn Heb “with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from.”