Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 8:12
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.
12. of Syria ] Chr. and the Sept. agree in reading Edom instead of Aram (Syria). The two names are easily confused (cp. note on 2Sa 8:3), and it is not easy to decide between them. The order, and the connexion with Moab and Ammon, are in favour of Edom: on the other hand Edom has not yet been mentioned, and Syria of Damascus was distinct from Zobah, and might very well be specified in addition to it ( 2Sa 8:5).
Amalek ] The only allusion to an Amalekite war, unless the spoil taken in the victory of 1Sa 30:16 ff. is meant.
Chr. omits the rest of the verse.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Syria – Rather, as in 1Ch 18:11, Edom, which is manifestly the right reading, both because Edom, Moab, and Ammon are so frequently joined together, and because Davids Syrian spoil is expressly mentioned at the end of the verse. (The Hebrew letters for Aram (Syria) and Edom are very similar.)
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Of Syria,…. Of Syria of Damascus, as distinct from Syriazobah, Hadadezer was king of, after mentioned; this is omitted in
1Ch 18:11;
and of Moab: who brought him gifts and presents, and were tributaries to him, 2Sa 8:2;
and of the children of Ammon; who very probably joined the Moabites, and were conquered and spoiled at the same time:
and of the Philistines; when Methegammah was taken from them, 2Sa 8:1;
and of Amalek; for though we have no account of any war of his with that people, since he was king, yet he doubtless had, and had been victorious and spoiled them; see Ps 83:7;
and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah; see 2Sa 8:3. These conquests of David, are confirmed by the testimony of Eupolemus, an Heathen writer, who says that he overcame the Syrians by Euphrates, and the Assyrians in Galadene (or Gilead), and the Phoenicians; that he fought against the Idumeans (or Edomites), the Ammonites, Moabites, Ituraeans, Nabathaeans, and Nabdaeans; also against Syron king of Tyre and Phoenicia; all of whom he obliged to pay tribute to the Jews a.
a Apud Euseb. Praepar. Evangel. l. 9. c. 30. p. 447.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(12) Of Syria.1Ch. 18:11 reads Edom. The two names differing in the original only by one very similar letter (the d and r, which are so often confused), it might be supposed that one was an error for the other, were it not that both were actually conquered and the spoils of both dedicated by David, Syria is spoken of here because Edom has not yet been mentioned, and the account of its conquest is given afterwards (2Sa. 8:14; 1Ki. 11:15-17); while Edom is given in Chron. because the booty from Syria had just before been spoken of particularly. It may be, however, that both names were originally in both places.
Amalek.This is the only allusion to a war with Amalek after David came to the throne. They had been utterly destroyed by Saul (1 Samuel 15); but they were a nation of many tribes, and Sauls victory can relate to only one branch, since David afterwards inflicted a severe blow upon them (1 Samuel 30), and there is no reason why still other branches of the nation may not have proved troublesome, and been defeated by him at other times.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Sa 8:12 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.
Ver. 12. Of Syria, &c. ] Rupertus well applieth these seven victories of David recorded in this chapter to those seven vials of wrath and judgments which Christ shall pour upon the beast and others, for contempt of the gospel.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Syria. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read “Edom”
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. App-6.
children = sons.
Amalek. See note on Exo 17:16.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Syria: 2Sa 10:11, 2Sa 10:14, 2Sa 12:26-31, 1Ch 18:11
Reciprocal: Exo 17:14 – for I will Num 31:28 – levy 2Sa 8:2 – And so 2Sa 10:6 – Syrians of Bethrehob 1Ch 4:43 – the rest 1Ch 20:2 – and he brought Psa 60:1 – when he strove