(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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2 Samuel 8:9–14, “When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 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. And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.”
While David trusted the Lord, there were many other people who were devoted to their own gods as well. These people were looking for domination among the nations as well. Some of the nations who David defeated had enemies as well. One of these kings, Toi had been fighting against one of the nations that David conquered and was very glad that David had defeated his greatest enemy. Toi brought gifts to David to thank him for defeating his enemy and also to show David that he wasn’t David’s enemy. David continued to fight and spread his influence in the entire region so that all the neighbouring nations would understand that the Lord is the God of the whole earth.
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