Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
David smote - Hadadezer - He is supposed to have been king of all Syria, except Phoenicia; and, wishing to extend his dominions to the Euphrates, invaded a part of David' s dominions which lay contiguous to it; but being attacked by David, he was totally routed.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing 2 Samuel 8:3:
Genesis 15:18
Joshua 1:4
2 Samuel 7:1
2 Samuel 8:1
2 Samuel 10:16
Ezra 4:20
Psalms 89:25
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