Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
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- KJV And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.
- BSB Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.
- NKJV And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.
- NASB Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.
- NLT Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it.
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- 1 Chr 18:3David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
- Num 34:8From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
- 2 Sam 8:3David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
- 1 Kgs 11:23–25God raised up an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.
- Num 13:21So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
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