1 Chronicles 18:9

Complete Jewish Bible

When To‘u king of Hamat heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadar‘ezer king of Tzovah,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

Hebrew Names Version
When To`u king of Hamat heard that David had struck all the host of Hadad`ezer king of Tzovah,

King James Version
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

English Standard Version
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

New Century Version
Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah.

New English Translation
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

Amplified Bible
When Tou king of Hamath heard how David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

New American Standard Bible
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

World English Bible
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Tou King of Hamath heard howe Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadarezer King of Zobah:

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the military force of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

Berean Standard Bible
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

Contemporary English Version
King Tou of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Tou heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Hadoram to congratulate David on his victory. Hadoram also brought him gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.

Darby Translation
And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

Easy-to-Read Version
Tou was king of the city of Hamath. Hadadezer was the king of Zobah. Tou heard that David had defeated all of Hadadezer's army.

George Lamsa Translation
Now Pul, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten the whole army of Hadarezer, king of Nisibin;

Good News Translation
King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's entire army.

Lexham English Bible
And when Tou the king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer the king of Zobah,

Literal Translation
And Tou the king of Hamath heard that David had struck the whole army of Hadarezer the king of Zobah,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha Thogu the kynge of Hemath herde, yt Dauid had smytten all ye power of Hadad Eser,

American Standard Version
And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Bible in Basic English
Now when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Thou king of Hemath heard how Dauid had beaten al the strength of Hadarezer king of Zoba,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

King James Version (1611)
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadarezer king of Zobah:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Thoa king of Emath heard that David had smitten the whole force of Adraazar king of Suba.

English Revised Version
And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Thou, kyng of Emath, hadde herd this thing, `that is, that Dauid hadde smyte al the oost of Adadezer, kyng of Soba,

Update Bible Version
And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Webster's Bible Translation
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

New King James Version
Now when Tou 2 Samuel 8:9, 10">[fn] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

New Living Translation
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

New Life Bible
King Tou of Hamath heard that David had won the war against all the army of King Hadadezer of Zobah.

New Revised Standard
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now when Thou king of Hemath heard that David had defeated all the army of Adarezer king of Soba,

Revised Standard Version
When To'u king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadade'zer, king of Zobah,

Young's Literal Translation
And Tou king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten the whole force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

THE MESSAGE
Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah. He sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet and congratulate him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer. Tou and Hadadezer were old enemies. Hadoram brought David various things made of silver, gold, and bronze. King David consecrated these things along with the silver and gold that he had plundered from other nations: Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

Contextual Overview

⁹ When To‘u king of Hamat heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadar‘ezer king of Tzovah, ¹⁰ he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet and congratulate him on fighting and defeating Hadar‘ezer — for Hadar‘ezer had been at war with To‘u — and [he sent] all kinds of articles made of silver, gold and bronze, ¹¹ which King David dedicated to Adonai , along with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations — from Edom, Mo'av, the people of ‘Amon, the P'lishtim and ‘Amalek. ¹² Moreover, Avishai the son of Tz'ruyah killed 18,000 men from Edom in the Salt Valley. ¹³ David stationed garrisons in Edom, and all the people of Edom became subject to him. Adonai gave victory to David wherever he went. ¹⁴ David ruled over all Isra'el; he administered law and justice for all his people. ¹⁵ Yo'av the son of Tz'ruyah was commander of the army, Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud was chief adviser, ¹⁶ Tzadok the son of Achituv and Avimelekh the son of Evyatar were cohanim, Shavsha was secretary, ¹⁷ B'nayahu the son of Y'hoyada was in charge of the K'reti and P'leti [serving as the king's bodyguards], and David's sons were the king's chief personal advisers.

Bible Verse Review
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Tou: 2 Samuel 8:9, Toi

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
Adonai said to Kayin, "Where is Hevel your brother?" And he replied, "I don't know; am I my brother's guardian?"

Genesis 24:67
Then Yitz'chak brought her into his mother Sarah's tent and took Rivkah, and she became his wife, and he loved her. Thus was Yitz'chak comforted for the loss of his mother.

Genesis 31:33
Lavan went into Ya‘akov's tent, then into Le'ah's tent and into the tent of the two slave-girls; but he did not find them. He left Le'ah's tent and entered Rachel's tent.

Titus 2:5
to be self-controlled and pure, to take good care of their homes and submit to their husbands. In this way, God's message will not be brought into disgrace.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 18:9. Tou king of Hamath — Called Toi in 2 Samuel 8:9.