2 Samuel 8:10

8:10 he sent his son Joram to King David to extend his best wishes and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer. He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze.

2 Samuel 23:10

23:10 he stood his ground and fought the Philistines until his hand grew so tired that it seemed stuck to his sword. The Lord gave a great victory on that day. When the army returned to him, the only thing left to do was to plunder the corpses.


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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun in the translation for stylistic reasons.

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

tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

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

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

tn Heb “arose.”

tn Heb “his hand.”