2 Samuel 8:5
2 Samuel 8:5 Meaning and Explanation
“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.”
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What Does 2 Samuel 8:5 Mean?
When the Arameans of Damascus march to rescue their ally Hadadezer, David meets them in battle and inflicts a crushing defeat, twenty-two thousand falling in the field.
The numbers are stark, the cost of war heavy. Yet the chapter keeps returning to one truth: it is the Lord who gives the victory. David's rise is not finally his own doing but the unfolding of a kingdom God Himself is establishing.
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What does 2 Samuel 8:5 mean?
David defeats the Syrians of Damascus who came to help Hadadezer.