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King of Zobah-Hamath defeated by David; David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from his forces; his bronze later became raw material for Solomon's Temple
King of Zobah-Hamath and a formidable adversary of David, Hadadezer was decisively defeated when David expanded Israel's northern borders. David captured vast forces from him — 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers — and the bronze taken from his cities later became raw material for Solomon's Temple. His story appears in 2 Samuel 8 and 1 Chronicles 18.