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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 18:9

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Hadadezer;   Hamath;   Moabites;   Syria;   Toi;   Zobah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Toi;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Rabbah;   Toi;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Syria;   Toi;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hamath;   Toi;   Tou;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Tou;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hadadezer ;   Toi ;   Zoba, Zobah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Zobah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - To'u,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - How;   Joram;   Tou;   Zobah;  

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.
Complete Jewish Bible
When To‘u king of Hamat heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadar‘ezer king of Tzovah,
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;
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 King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's entire army. 10 So he sent his son Joram to greet King David and congratulate him for his victory over Hadadezer, against whom Toi had fought many times. Joram brought David presents made of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 King David dedicated them for use in worship, along with the silver and gold he took from the nations he conquered—Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. 12 Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, defeated the Edomites in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of them. 13 He set up military camps throughout Edom, and the people there became King David's subjects. The Lord made David victorious everywhere. 14 David ruled over all Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly. 15 Abishai's brother Joab was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and King David's sons held high positions in his service.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Tou: 2 Samuel 8:9, Toi

Cross-References

Genesis 4:9
The Lord asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?"
Genesis 24:67
Then Isaac brought Rebecca into the tent that his mother Sarah had lived in, and she became his wife. Isaac loved Rebecca, and so he was comforted for the loss of his mother.
Genesis 31:33
Laban went and searched Jacob's tent; then he went into Leah's tent, and the tent of the two slave women, but he did not find his gods. Then he went into Rachel's tent.
Titus 2:5
to be self-controlled and pure, and to be good housewives who submit themselves to their husbands, so that no one will speak evil of the message that comes from God.

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.


 
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