2 Samuel 8:7
in 2 Samuel 8And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 2 Samuel 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd 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.
This site's exposition
shields of gold that were on the servants
on 2 Samuel 8:7-12
Every metal taken, the gold shields, the brass of Betah and Berothai, and Toi of Hamath's gifts of silver, gold and brass sent by his own son Joram, David dedicated unto the Lord rather than kept. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown call this the first instance of a practice David followed through his reign, saving the spoil of war toward the temple his son would build, the house named in 2 Samuel 7. John Gill reads the same act as David keeping the law of Deuteronomy 17:17 against a king multiplying silver and gold to himself.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
On the servants - Or rather, which were with the servants, that is, committed to their custody, as being kept in the king's armoury: for it is not probable they carried them into the field.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| דָּוִ֗ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֵ֚ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שִׁלְטֵ֣י | shiltei | [the] shields of | H7982 → | |
| הַזָּהָ֔ב | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָי֔וּ | hayu | they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֶ֖ל | ʾel | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| עַבְדֵ֣י | ʾavdei | [the] servants of | H5650 → | 799 times |
| הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר | hadadazer | Hadadezer | H1909 → | 9 times |
| וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם | vayviem | and he brought them | H935 → | 2568 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
דָּוִ֗דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אֵ֚ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
שִׁלְטֵ֣י[the] shields of
shilteiH7982 →
הַזָּהָ֔ב<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָי֔וּthey were
hayuH1961 →3559 times
אֶ֖לto
ʾelH413 →5510 times
עַבְדֵ֣י[the] servants of
ʾavdeiH5650 →799 times
הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרHadadezer
hadadazerH1909 →9 times
וַיְבִיאֵ֖םand he brought them
vayviemH935 →2568 times
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 18:7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
it 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.
- 1 Kings 10:16–17
About 2 Samuel
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.