2 Samuel 8:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David gat him a name when he returned from smitingd of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. ”

2 Samuel 8:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Syrians - Read the Edomites, as in marginal references (compare Psalms 60:1-12 title), and as the context 2 Samuel 8:14 requires. For a further account of this war of extermination with E...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8. David's Victories. His Ministers (D) . A concluding summary, corresponding to the similar section on Saul ( 1 Samuel 14:47 ff.) and by the same hand. Apparently it formed the conclusion...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

gat him . made himself. smiting . his smiting. This is David's exploit. In 1 Chronicles 18:3 ; 1 Chronicles 18:12 it is Abishai's command, while in title of Psalms 60 ( Psalms 60:1 ) it is Jo...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men . David gat him a name - Became a very celebrated and eminent man. The Ta...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David gat him a name, &c.— To get a name, in the Eastern style, does not mean to be called by this or that particular name, but to be celebrated as a happy and glorious person. Thus it is joi...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. Returned from smiting of the Syrians, х 'et ( H854 ) 'Araam...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David's Victories, and a List of his Officers This chapter concludes this account of David's reign. The remainder of the book is taken from a different source.
2 Samuel 8:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When he returned from smiting of the Syrians. — Possibly, from the similarity in the original between Syria and Edom (see 2 Samuel 8:3 ; 2 Samuel 8:12 ), the words “he smote Edom” have droppe...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER X. FOREIGN WARS. 2 Samuel 8:1-14 . THE transitions of the Bible, like those of actual life, are often singularly abrupt; that which now hurries us from the scene of elevated communion...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Victorious on Every Side 2 Samuel 8:1-18 Twice in this chapter we are told that the Lord gave victory to David “whithersoever he went,” 2 Samuel 8:6 ; 2 Samuel 8:14 . Indeed, he was more than...
2 Samuel 8:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the record of some of the victories of David, again not necessarily in chronological order. There is, however, a very close relation between this account of them and what had preceded....
2 Samuel 8:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(13) And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. The high reputation of David is again noticed in this battle with the S...
2 Samuel 8:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David gat [him] a name ,.... Fame and reputation in the several nations of the world for valour and courage, for the many and signal victories that he obtained; the Jewish writers generally refe...
2 Samuel 8:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David gat [him] a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, [being] eighteen thousand [men]. Ver. 13. And David gat him a name. ] He set him up a triumphal arch...
2 Samuel 8:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

God's declaration to David of His sovereign counsels in chapter 7 and David's submission and worship had good practical effect. Notice it is "after this" (v.1) that David defeated and subdued the Phi...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Conquers Edom. B. C. 1042. 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitte...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Gat him a name, i.e. much increased his reputation. The Syrians , or Edomites , as they are said to be, 1 Chronicles 18:12 . It is likely these two people were confederates, and that divers of...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 8:1 . “Metheg-ammah.” This is a very obscure word, and has been very variously translated. “Metheg” is a “bridle,” and “ammah” is translated moth...
2 Samuel 8:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 8:2 . Two lines. The measuring line gave inheritance, but here the line gave the inheritance of rebels to others, as is the manner of treating rebels by a total forfeiture of inheritance....
2 Samuel 8:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

David smote the Philistines and subdued them. The victorious king These years of war gave birth to some of the grandest of the psalms, amongst which may be numbered, 2., 20., 21., 60., 110. I...
2 Samuel 8:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 8:1 David smote the Philistines. In the previous chapter we have seen that the empire of David not only marked an era in the development of Israel nationally, but was...
2 Samuel 8:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Prestige Recognized
2 Samuel 8:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 18:12 ; 2 Chronicles 25:11 ; 2 Kings 14:7 ; 2 Samuel 7:9 ; Psalms 60:1

2 Samuel 8:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 8:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 8:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 8:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 8:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 8:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 8:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 8:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 8:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 8:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 8:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 8:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 8:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge