2 Samuel 8:8

2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 8

“And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.”2 Samuel 8:8

What Does 2 Samuel 8:8 Mean?

2 Samuel 8:8 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 8, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (8)

These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 8:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Chronicles 18:8“Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.”Ezekiel 47:16“Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.”1 Chronicles 17:8“And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.”2 Samuel 23:23“He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.”1 Chronicles 22:14“Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.”1 Chronicles 22:16“Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.”1 Chronicles 29:7“And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.”2 Chronicles 4:1“Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.”

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