2 Samuel 8:4 meaning and explanation

David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.

2 Samuel 8:4, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse reports David's capture of Hadadezer's chariot force during the campaign described in the surrounding verses. Hadadezer, king of Zobah, had marched to restore his control along the Euphrates, and David defeated him.

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