isaiah 64

Derek Prince

When the Syrians came to aid Hadadezer, David sorely defeated them. Israel slayed “of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men” (2 Samuel 8:5). The king then secured the land for Israel and placed “garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts [paying Israel tribute]. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went” (2 Samuel 8:6). David brought the bounty of the spoils of war to Jerusalem, including “shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer” (2 Samuel 8:7), and “exceeding much brass” that would later be used by Solomon to make vessels for the Temple (2 Samuel 8:8; 1 Chronicles 18:8).

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