3Then David defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of 8:3 I.e. an Aramean (Syrian) kingdom.Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the River [Euphrates].
3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.8:3 LXX, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also 1 Chronicles 18:3); Hebrew along the River, or an alternate reading along the Euphrates