4 Heb “hand.”
5 Heb “when he went to set up his hand at the Euphrates River.” The Hebrew word יָד (yad, “hand”) is usually understood to mean “control” or “dominion” here. However, since יָד does occasionally refer to a monument, perhaps one could translate, “to set up his monument at the Euphrates River” (i.e., as a visible marker of the limits of his dominion). For another example of the Hiphil of נָצַב (natsav) used with יָד (“monument”), see 1 Sam 15:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at the Euphrates River.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River.

NLTNew Living Translation

David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And David struck Hadadezer, king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the Euphrates River.

KJV 1900King James Version

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

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