2 Samuel 24 · Verse 6

2 Samuel 24:6

Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,
2 Samuel 24:6, King James Version

2 Samuel 24:6 in other translations

BSBThen they went to Gilead and the land of Tahtim-hodshi, and on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon.
WEBthen they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon,
ASVthen they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and round about to Sidon,
YLTand they come in to Gilead, and unto the land of Tahtim-Hodshi, and they come in to Dan-Jaan, and round about unto Zidon,
DARBYAnd they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and came to Dan-jaan, and to the environs of Sidon;
BBEThen they came to Gilead, and to the land of the Hittites under Hermon; and they came to Dan, and from Dan they came round to Zidon,
WebsterThen they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,

What does 2 Samuel 24:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. the land of Tahtim-hodshi--that is, the land lately acquired; namely, that of the Hagarites conquered by Saul (1Ch 5:10). The progress was northward. Thence they crossed the country, and, proceeding along the western coast to the southern extremities of the country, they at length arrived in Jerusalem, having completed the enumeration of the whole kingdom in the space of nine months and twenty days.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Tahtim-hodshi - Where this place was is not exactly known: some think that the words refer to a newly conquered country, as our margin, the nether land newly inhabited; and if so, this was probably the country eastward of Gilead, which the Israelites, in the time of Saul, had conquered from the Hagarites, and dwelt in themselves. See 1Chr 5:10, where this transaction is recorded. To Dan-jaan - Or, to Dan of the woods. This is the place so frequently mentioned, situated at the foot of Mount Libanus, near to the source of the Jordan, the most northern city of all the possessions of the Israelites in what was called the promised land, as Beer-sheba was the most southern: hence the common form of speech, From Dan to Beer-sheba, i.e., from north to south.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:1-9

For the people's sin David was left to act wrong, and in his chastisement they received punishment. This example throws light upon God's government of the world, and furnishes a useful lesson. The pride of David's heart, was his sin in numbering of the people. He thought thereby to appear the more formidable, trusting in an arm of flesh more than he should have done, and though he had written so much of trusting in…

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2 Samuel 24:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
הַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dah<the> Gilead towardsH1568
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and toH413
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
תַּחְתִּ֖יםtach.TimTahtimH8483
חָדְשִׁ֑יcha.de.ShiHodshiH8483
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
דָּ֣נָהDa.nahDan towardsH1835
יַּ֔עַןYa.'anJaanH1842
וְסָבִ֖יבve.sa.Vivand aroundH5439
אֶל\־'el-toH413
צִידֽוֹן\׃tzi.DonSidonH6721

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 24:6

  • Joshua 19:28

    And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;

  • Genesis 10:15

    And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

  • Numbers 32:1

    Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;

  • Joshua 11:8

    And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth–maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.

  • Genesis 31:47-48

    And Laban called it Jegar–sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

  • Numbers 32:39

    And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it.

  • Judges 18:28-29

    And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth–rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

  • Judges 1:31

    Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

  • Joshua 19:47

    And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

  • Genesis 31:21

    So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gilead.
Ge 31:21,47,48; Nu 32:1,39
land of Tahtim-hodshi. or, nether land newly inhabited.Dan-jaan.
Jos 19:47; Jud 18:29
Zidon.
Ge 10:15; Jos 11:8; 19:28; Jud 18:28

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 24:5

    And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

  • 2 Samuel 24:6

    Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim–hodshi; and they came to Dan–jaan, and about to Zidon,

  • 2 Samuel 24:7

    And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer–sheba.

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2 Samuel 24:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después vinieron á Galaad, y á la tierra baja de Absi: y de allí vinieron á Dan-jaán y alrededor de Sidón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils vinrent en Galaad, et dans le bas pays de Hodshi, et vinrent à Dan-Jaan, et dans les environs de Sidon.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie kamen nach Gilead und in das Land Tachtim-Hodschi; und sie kamen nach Dan-Jaan und in die Umgegend von Zidon;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et per Jazer transierunt in Galaad, et in terram inferiorem Hodsi, et venerunt in Dan silvestria. Circumeuntesque juxta Sidonem,