2 Samuel 10:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river:c and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. ”

2 Samuel 10:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Helam - The place is unknown. Some prefer the translation of the Latin Vulgate: “their host came.”
2 Samuel 10:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10. War with the Ammonites and the Syrians (J). 2 Samuel 10:1-5 . The king of Ammon insults David's ambassadors. [J. G. Frazer ( Taboo and the Perils of the Soul, p. 273) connects Hanu...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

river : i.e. the Euphrates. Shobach . Another name, Shophach ( 1 Chronicles 19:16 ).
2 Samuel 10:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. The Syrians that were beyond...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The Syrians that were beyond the river— Beyond the river Euphrates. Hadarezer is the same with Hadadezer, mentioned chap. 2 Samuel 8:3 . Houbigant says, that he found it wrote Hadadezer in f...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. Hadarezer sent, and brou...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The War with Ammon and Syria 2. His father shewed kindness unto me] Occasion not stated.
2 Samuel 10:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hadarezer. — On the form of the name see Note on 2 Samuel 8:3 . He felt the importance of the defeat he had sustained, and now evidently made an effort to rally all his forces, even calling togeth...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIII. DAVID AND HANUN. 2 Samuel 10:1-19 . POWERFUL though David had proved himself in every direction in the art of war, his heart was inclined to peace. A king who had been victorious...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Penalty of Rejecting Kindness 2 Samuel 10:1-19 A Jewish tradition tells us that Nahash, Hanun's father, had shown kindness to David by sheltering one of his brothers, when the king of Moab...
2 Samuel 10:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the record of victories over Ammon and Syria. So far as David is concerned it is interesting in revealing the same spirit of good will in David in his attempt to show kindness to Hanum,...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) В¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together. (16) And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they cam...
2 Samuel 10:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Hadarezer sent ,.... The same with Hadadezer, 2 Samuel 8:3 , who was at the head of this confederacy, and to whom the rest of the kings of Syria were servants, 2 Samuel 10:19 ; and brought o...
2 Samuel 10:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that [were] beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them. Ver. 16. And Hadarezar se...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They gathered themselves together Fearing David would fall upon them for assisting his enemies, they resolved to be beforehand with him, and therefore levied a new army to invade his territories....
2 Samuel 10:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Ammonites were of the family of Lot ( Genesis 19:36-38 ). We have seen in 1 Samuel 2:1 that in Saul's day their king was called "Nahash," which means "serpent." It is thought likely that this w...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together. 16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and the...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hadarezer; the same with Hadadezer , 2 Samuel 8:3 . The Syrians that were beyond the river; who having engaged themselves in the former expedition, as was noted before, were now obliged to pr...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 2 Samuel 10:2 . “Nahash.” This may be the same Nahash mentioned in 1 Samuel 11 ; but as this was probably forty years after the event there recorded, it is more...
2 Samuel 10:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:4 . Shaved half their beard. The critics make many quotations from ancient authors, showing how high a value eastern nations set on the hair of the head and beard; and even at the pres...
2 Samuel 10:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. David and Hanun Powerful though David had proved himself in every direction in the art of war, his hear...
2 Samuel 10:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 10:1 The king of the children of Ammon died. This war is very briefly referred to in 2 Samuel 8:12 ; but we have now entered upon a narrative, the interest of which i...
2 Samuel 10:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Final Defeat of the Syrians
2 Samuel 10:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 18:3 ; 1 Chronicles 18:5 ; 1 Chronicles 19:16 ; 2 Samuel 8:3-8

2 Samuel 10:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 10:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 10:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 10:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 10:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 10:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 10:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 10:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 10:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 10:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 10:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 10:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 10:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge