Topic
ZOBAH
Also called ZOBA; ARAM-ZOBAH; HAMATH-ZOBAH
Passages on this topic · 47
- 1 Samuel 14:47
Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned himself, he defeated them.
- 2 Samuel 8:3
David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
- 2 Samuel 8:4
David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
- 2 Samuel 8:5
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.
- 2 Samuel 8:6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
- 2 Samuel 8:7
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 8:8
From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took a great quantity of brass.
- 2 Samuel 8:12
of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
- 2 Samuel 10:6
When the children of Ammon saw that they had become odious to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth Rehob, and the Syrians of Zobah, twenty thousand footmen, and the king of Maacah with one thousand men, and the men of Tob twelve thousand men.
- 2 Samuel 10:7
When David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the army of the mighty men.
- 2 Samuel 10:8
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entrance of the gate. The Syrians of Zobah and of Rehob, and the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.
- 2 Samuel 10:9
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
- 2 Samuel 10:10
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and he put them in array against the children of Ammon.
- 2 Samuel 10:11
He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.
- 2 Samuel 10:12
Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God; and may Yahweh do what seems good to him.”
- 2 Samuel 10:13
So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the battle against the Syrians, and they fled before him.
- 2 Samuel 10:14
When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai, and entered into the city. Then Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 10:15
When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they gathered themselves together.
- 2 Samuel 10:16
Hadadezer sent, and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach the captain of the army of Hadadezer at their head.
- 2 Samuel 10:17
David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.
- 2 Samuel 10:18
The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven hundred charioteers of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and struck Shobach the captain of their army, so that he died there.
- 2 Samuel 10:19
When all the kings who were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were defeated before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians were afraid to help the children of Ammon any more.
- 1 Kings 11:23
God raised up an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.
- 1 Kings 11:24
He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus, and lived there, and reigned in Damascus.
- 1 Chronicles 18:2
He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
- 1 Chronicles 18:3
David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
- 1 Chronicles 18:4
David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
- 1 Chronicles 18:5
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
- 1 Chronicles 18:6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
- 1 Chronicles 18:7
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 18:8
From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
- 1 Chronicles 18:9
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
- 1 Chronicles 19:6
When the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, out of Aram-maacah, and out of Zobah.
- 1 Chronicles 19:7
So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah with his people, who came and encamped near Medeba. The children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
- 1 Chronicles 19:8
When David heard of it, he sent Joab with all the army of the mighty men.
- 1 Chronicles 19:9
The children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field.
- 1 Chronicles 19:10
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose some of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
- 1 Chronicles 19:11
The rest of the people he committed into the hand of Abishai his brother; and they put themselves in array against the children of Ammon.
- 1 Chronicles 19:12
He said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you are to help me; but if the children of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will help you.
- 1 Chronicles 19:13
Be courageous, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May Yahweh do that which seems good to him.”
- 1 Chronicles 19:14
So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.
- 1 Chronicles 19:15
When the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians had fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 19:16
When the Syrians saw that they were defeated by Israel, they sent messengers, and called out the Syrians who were beyond the River, with Shophach the captain of the army of Hadadezer leading them.
- 1 Chronicles 19:17
David was told that; so he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, came to them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.
- 1 Chronicles 19:18
The Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed of the Syrian men seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and also killed Shophach the captain of the army.
- 1 Chronicles 19:19
When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David, and served him. The Syrians would not help the children of Ammon any more.
- 2 Chronicles 8:3
Solomon went to Hamath Zobah, and prevailed against it.
From Nave’s Topical Bible (public domain).