Toponym Zobah in the world's Bibles
Meaning of the name: Zobebah, an army; warring. Related names are: David, Hadadezer, Hadarezer . The translations of Zobah in 18 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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Wear it!So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. (1SA 14:47)
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. (2SA 8:3)
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. (2SA 8:5)
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. (2SA 8:12)
Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, (2SA 23:36)
And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: (1KI 11:23)
And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. (1KI 11:24)
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. (1CH 18:3)
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. (1CH 18:5)
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; (1CH 18:9)
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. (1CH 19:5)