^8:9When King Toi¹⁴ of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, ^8:10he¹⁵ sent his son Joram¹⁶ to King David to extend his best wishes¹⁷ and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer.¹⁸ He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze.¹⁹^8:11King David dedicated these things to the Lord,²⁰ along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from²¹ all the nations that he had subdued, ^8:12including²² Aram,²³ Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amelek. This also included some of the plunder taken from²⁴ King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.

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Footnotes

14 The name is spelled “Tou” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:9. adopts the spelling “Tou” here.
15 Heb “Toi.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun in the translation for stylistic reasons.
16 The name appears as “Hadoram” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:10.
17 Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”
18 Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Toi.”
19 Heb “and in his hand were items of silver and items of gold and items of bronze.”
20 Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”
21 Heb “with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from.”
22 Heb “from.”
23 The present translation follows the ; a few Hebrew along with the and read “Edom” (cf. 2 Sam 8:14 and 1 Chr 18:11). Many modern English versions read “Edom” here (e.g., , , , ).
24 Heb “and from the plunder of.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze. These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, he sent his son Joram 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.

King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him. King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

NLTNew Living Translation

When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

King David dedicated all these gifts to the Lord, as he did with the silver and gold from the other nations he had defeated—from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek—and from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. He brought with him objects of silver and objects of gold and objects of bronze. King David dedicated them also to Yahweh along with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from all of the nations which he had subdued; from Aram and from Moab and from the Ammonites and from the Philistines and from Amalek and from the plunder of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.

KJV 1900King James Version

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: 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.

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