he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Joram—Or, more probably, Hadoram. See the margin.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Joram (named Hadoram in 1 Chronicles 18:10). Joram is probably the Jewish form of the same name. An embassy headed by …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Toi sent Joram his son unto King David
Who is called Hadoram in (1 Chronicles 18:10); though the Sy…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

All the precious things David possessed were dedicated things; they were designed for building the temple. The idols of gold David destroyed ([Refe…