Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 8
Overview
Sa2 8:1, David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites; Sa2 8:3, He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians; Sa2 8:9, Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him; Sa2 8:11, The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God; Sa2 8:14, He puts garrisons in Edom; Sa2 8:16, David's officers.
am 2964, bc 1040, An, Ex, Is, 451
And after: Sa2 7:9, Sa2 21:15-22
Methegammah: or, the bridle of Ammah, Sa2 2:24; 1Chr. 18:1-17, Gath, In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it.
he smote: Num 24:17; Jdg 3:29, Jdg 3:30; Sa1 14:47; Psa 60:8, Psa 83:6, Psa 108:9
measured: Sa2 12:31
And so: Sa2 8:6, Sa2 8:12-14; Kg2 1:1, 3:4-27; Ch1 18:2
brought gifts: Sa1 10:27; Ch2 26:8; Psa 72:10, Psa 72:11; Isa 36:16
Hadadezer: Ch1 18:3, Hadarezer
Zobah: Sa2 10:6; Sa1 14:47; Kg1 11:23, Kg1 11:24; Psa 60:1 *title
at the river: Gen 15:18; Exo 23:31; Deu 11:24; Kg1 4:21; Psa 72:8
from him: or, of his
chariots: As Ch1 18:4 seven hundred. In the parallel place in Chronicles it is "seven thousand horsemen, a far more probable number. The letter ז, zayin, with a dot upon it stands for seven thousand, and the final letter ן, noon, for seven hundred. The great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other, and so produce an error in this place. David houghed, Deu 17:16; Jos 11:6, Jos 11:9; Psa 20:7, Psa 33:16, Psa 33:17
reserved: Kg1 10:26
And when: Kg1 11:23-25; Ch1 18:5, Ch1 18:6; Isa 7:8
came: Job 9:13; Psa 83:4-8; Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10, Isa 31:3
Zobah: From Ch2 8:3, we learn that Zobah was the district in which Tadmor or Palymyra was situated; and consequently lay between the land of Israel and the Euphrates. The capital was probably the same as the Sabe mentioned by Ptolemy as a city of Arabia Deserta.
garrisons: Sa2 8:14, Sa2 23:14; Sa1 13:3, Sa1 14:1, Sa1 14:6, Sa1 14:15; Ch2 17:2; Psa 18:34-46
became: Sa2 8:2
the Lord: Sa2 8:14, Sa2 7:9; Ch1 18:13; Psa 5:11, Psa 5:12, Psa 121:7, Psa 121:8, Psa 140:7, Psa 144:1, Psa 144:2; Pro 21:31
shields: Kg1 10:16, Kg1 10:17, Kg1 14:26, Kg1 14:27; Ch1 18:7; Ch2 9:15, Ch2 9:16
Betah: Probably the same as Bathne in Syria, between Beroeea and Hierapolis. Ch1 18:8, Tibhath, Chun
Berothai: Berothai is probably the Barathena of Ptolemy, which he mentions, along with Sabe, as a city of Arabia Deserta, in the confines of the Palmyrenian district.
exceeding: Ch1 22:14, Ch1 22:16, Ch1 29:7; 2Chr. 4:1-18
Toi: Ch1 18:9, Tou
Hamath: Amo 6:2
Joram: Ch1 18:10, Hadoram
salute him: Heb. ask him of peace, Gen 43:27; Isa 39:1
to bless him: Sa1 13:10 *marg. Kg1 1:47; Psa 129:8
had wars: Heb. was a man of wars
brought with him: Heb. in his hand were.
Which: Kg1 7:51; Ch1 18:11, Ch1 22:14-16, Ch1 26:26-28, Ch1 29:2; Mic 4:13
Syria: Sa2 10:11, Sa2 10:14, Sa2 12:26-31; Ch1 18:11
gat him: Sa2 7:9; Ch1 18:12; Psa 60:1 *title
smiting: Heb. his smiting
the valley of salt: Kg2 14:7; Ch2 25:11
being: or, slaying
all they: Gen 25:23, Gen 27:29, Gen 27:37, Gen 27:40; Num 24:18; Kg1 22:47; Ch1 18:13; Psa 60:8, Psa 60:9; Psa 108:9, Psa 108:10
the Lord: Sa2 8:6; Psa 121:4-8
over all Israel: Sa2 3:12, Sa2 5:5
David executed: Sa2 23:3, Sa2 23:4; Ch1 18:14; Psa 45:6, Psa 45:7, Psa 72:2, Psa 75:2, Psa 78:71, Psa 78:72, Psa 89:14, Psa 101:1-8; Isa 9:7; Jer 22:15, Jer 22:16, Jer 23:5, Jer 23:6; Amo 5:15, Amo 5:24
Joab: Sa2 19:13, Sa2 20:23; Ch1 11:6, Ch1 18:15-17
Jehoshaphat: Kg1 4:3
recorder: or, remembrancer, or writer of chronicles
Zadok: Ch1 6:8, Ch1 6:53, Ch1 24:3, Ch1 24:4
and Seraiah: Ch1 18:16, Shavsha
scribe: or, secretary
Benaiah: Kg1 1:44, Kg1 2:34, Kg1 2:35; Ch1 18:17
the Cherethites: Sa2 15:18, Sa2 20:7, Sa2 20:23, Sa2 23:20-23; Sa1 30:14; Eze 25:16; Zep 2:5
chief rulers: or, princes, Sa2 20:26