When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
Numbers 34:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised from Mount Hor draw a line to the entrance of Hamath, , and the border will reach Zedad. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 from mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition From Mount Hor you shall mark out your boundary to the entrance of Hamath, and its end shall be at Zedad; American Standard Version (1901) from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad; Common English Bible From Mount Hor you will mark out your boundary to Lebo-hamath. The limit of the border will be Zedad. Catholic Public Domain Version From there, it limits shall advance into Hamath, as far as the limits of Zedad. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version From which they shall come to Emath, as far as the borders of Sedada. |
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
Solomon and all Israel with him #– #a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath , to the Brook of Egypt #– #observed the festival at that time in the presence of the Lord our God, for seven days, and seven more days #– #fourteen days. ,
He restored Israel’s border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through his servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.
So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath, , to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?
However, the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They arrested him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon’s king, at Riblah in the land of Hamath. The king passed sentence on him there.
But look, I am raising up a nation against you, house of Israel – this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies – and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath , to the Brook of the Arabah.
So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.
Then the border will go to Ziphron and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your northern border.