David took the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 8:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised King David also took huge quantities of bronze from Betah and Berothai, Hadadezer’s cities. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David exacted an immense amount of bronze. American Standard Version (1901) And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. Common English Bible King David also took a large amount of bronze from Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer. Catholic Public Domain Version And from Betah and Beeroth, cities of Hadadezer, king David took an exceedingly great amount of brass. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And out of Bete, and out of Beroth, cities of Adarezer, king David took an exceeding great quantity of brass. |
David took the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.
God raised up Rezon son of Eliada as an enemy against Solomon. Rezon had fled from his master King Hadadezer of Zobah
After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from Philistine control.
From Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer’s cities, David also took huge quantities of bronze, from which Solomon made the bronze basin, the pillars, and the bronze articles.
‘Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord #– #3,450 tonnes of gold, 34,500 tonnes of silver, , and bronze and iron that can’t be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.
in gold, silver, bronze, and iron #– #beyond number. Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.’
For the service of God’s house they gave 170 tonnes of gold and 10,000 gold coins, , 345 tonnes of silver, 620 tonnes of bronze, and 3,450 tonnes of iron.
Berothah, and Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.