2 Chronicles 8:3
1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.
4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.
- KJV
- And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.
- WEB
- Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
- ASV
- And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.
- DARBY
- And Solomon went to Hamath-Zobah, and overcame it.
- BLB
- And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and seized it.
- ÅB
- Deretter dro Salomo til Hamat-Soba og la det under seg.
- OTB
- Salomo dro til Hamat-Soba og tok kontroll over det.
- B1930
- Derefter drog Salomo til Hamat-Soba og la det under sig.
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1 Kings 11:23–25
And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
Read in contextNumbers 34:8
From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad:
Read in context2 Samuel 8:3
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
Read in context1 Chronicles 18:3
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
Read in contextNumbers 13:21
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
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