Bible Strands
2 Samuel 8:7
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records David’s administrative consolidation immediately after establishing garrisons in Aram of Damascus and receiving tribute. The action occurs during a campaign sequence where conquered royal military assets are relocated to the capital.
The words — וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח (va/i.yi.Kach) translates literally as "and he took," while שִׁלְטֵ֣י (shil.Tei) means "shields of." These terms anchor the physical seizure of equipment and specify its composition as gold.
The thread — The relocation of captured armor parallels the account in 1 Chronicles 18:7. The narrative lineage of such royal gold shields extends to Solomon’s treasury in 1 Kings 10:16 and their later confiscation in 1 Kings 14:26.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to observe how military conquest directly funds the centralization of national wealth. It presents the transfer of enemy armor as the tangible mechanism for establishing Jerusalem as the political and religious center.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 10:16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
- 1 Kings 14:26 He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
- 1 Chronicles 18:7 And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 9:15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.