2 Samuel 8:7 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 8:7

And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

KJV

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer,.... That were found with them, which they had in their hands; these must be supposed to be with the principal officers of his army; or golden chains, as Aquila, or golden bracelets on their arms, as the Septuagint; the Syriac version is "quivers of gold", such as they put arrows into, and so Jarchi and R.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

David took the shields of gold - We know not what these were. Some translate arms, others quivers, others bracelets, others collars, and others shields. They were probably costly ornaments by which the Syrian soldiers were decked and distinguished. And those who are called servants here, were probably the choice troops or body-guard of Hadadezer, as the argyraspides were of Alexander the Great. See Quintus Curtius.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּ֣ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
דָּוִ֗ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֵ֚ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
שִׁלְטֵ֣י	shil.Tei	[the] shields of	H7982 →
הַזָּהָ֔ב	ha.za.Hav	<the> gold	H2091 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
הָי֔וּ	ha.Yu	they were	H1961 →
אֶ֖ל	'el	to	H413 →
עַבְדֵ֣י	'av.Dei	[the] servants of	H5650 →
הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר	ha.dad.'A.zer	Hadadezer	H1909 →
וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם	vay.vi.'Em	and he brought them	H935 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	ye.ru.sha.Lim	Jerusalem	H3389 →

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The walk4

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 18:7
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
leads to
- 1 Kings 10:16–17
  King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
- 2 Chronicles 9:15–16
  King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
- 2 Chronicles 12:9–10
  So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Kings 14:26–28
  He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.

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06About 2 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 2 Samuel