2 Kings 8:9
And Thou the king of Emath heard that David had defeated all the forces of Adarezer.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Audivit autem Thou rex Emath quod percussisset David omne robur Adarezer,
- Septuagint (Swete)
- Καὶ ἤκουσεν Θούου ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡμὰθ ὅτι ἐπάταξεν Δαυεὶδ πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν Ἁδραάζαρ,
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע תֹּ֖עִי מֶ֣לֶךְ חֲמָ֑ת כִּ֚י הִכָּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת כָּל חֵ֥יל הֲדַדְעָֽזֶר
Haydock's commentary
Emath, or Emesa. Its king, Thou, being alarmed at the ambition of his neighbour Adarezer, (Calmet) was pleased with the victories of a prince from whom he thought he had less to fear, as he lived at a greater distance. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.