10 then Toi sent [a]Joram his son to King David, to [b]greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze. 11 King David also (A)dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued— 12 from [c]Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the (B)Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:10 Hadoram, 1 Chr. 18:10
  2. 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit. ask him of his welfare
  3. 2 Samuel 8:12 LXX, Syr., Heb. mss. Edom

10 he sent his son Joram[a] to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

11 King David dedicated(A) these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued: 12 Edom[b](B) and Moab,(C) the Ammonites(D) and the Philistines,(E) and Amalek.(F) He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:10 A variant of Hadoram
  2. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram