Bible Cross References
A. M. 2964. B.C. 1040. And after
2 Samuel 7:9
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have defeated all your enemies as you advanced. I will make you as famous as the greatest leaders in the world.
2 Samuel 21:15-22
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There was another war between the Philistines and Israel, and David and his men went and fought the Philistines. During one of the battles David grew tired.
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A giant named Ishbibenob, who was carrying a bronze spear that weighed about seven and a half pounds and who was wearing a new sword, thought he could kill David.
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But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David's help, attacked the giant, and killed him. Then David's men made David promise that he would never again go out with them to battle. "You are the hope of Israel, and we don't want to lose you," they said.
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After this there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, during which Sibbecai from Hushah killed a giant named Saph.
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There was another battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair from Bethlehem killed Goliath from Gath, whose spear had a shaft as thick as the bar on a weaver's loom.
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Then there was another battle at Gath, where there was a giant who loved to fight. He had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot.
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He defied the Israelites, and Jonathan, the son of David's brother Shammah, killed him.
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These four were descendants of the giants of Gath, and they were killed by David and his men.
Metheg-ammah
2 Samuel 2:24
But Joab and Abishai started out after Abner, and at sunset they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of Giah on the road to the wilderness of Gibeon.
1 Chronicles 18:1-17
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Some time later King David attacked the Philistines again and defeated them. He took out of their control the city of Gath and its surrounding villages.
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He also defeated the Moabites, who became his subjects and paid taxes to him.
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Next, David attacked King Hadadezer of the Syrian state of Zobah, near the territory of Hamath, because Hadadezer was trying to gain control of the territory by the upper Euphrates River.
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David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand cavalry troops, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He kept enough horses for a hundred chariots and crippled all the rest.
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When the Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer, David attacked it and killed twenty-two thousand men.
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Then he set up military camps in their territory, and they became his subjects and paid taxes to him. The LORD made David victorious everywhere.
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David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem.
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He also took a great quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Kun, cities ruled by Hadadezer. (Solomon later used this bronze to make the tank, the columns, and the bronze utensils for the Temple.)
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King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's entire army.
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So he sent his son Joram to greet King David and congratulate him for his victory over Hadadezer, against whom Toi had fought many times. Joram brought David presents made of gold, silver, and bronze.
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King David dedicated them for use in worship, along with the silver and gold he took from the nations he conquered---Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.
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Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, defeated the Edomites in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of them.
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He set up military camps throughout Edom, and the people there became King David's subjects. The LORD made David victorious everywhere.
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David ruled over all Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly.
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Abishai's brother Joab was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records;
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Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary;
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Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and King David's sons held high positions in his service.