King James Version
2 Samuel 8:11 in the King James Version says “Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he...” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;”
2 Samuel 8:11 · KJV
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: salute: Heb. ask him of peace had wars: Heb. was a man of wars with brought: Heb. in his hand were
Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. smiting: Heb. his smiting
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properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“did dedicate”
H6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“and gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“did dedicate”
H6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of all nations”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which he subdued”
H3533to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
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