2 Samuel 8:6

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 8:2 Historical context

2 Samuel 8:2 records David's victory over Moab, part of the same conquest series as the Aram victory here. Sequential context.

2 Samuel 8:14 parallels this verse: David also put garrisons in Edom, with the same concluding statement about the Lord preserving him.

2 Samuel 7:9 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Samuel 7:9 is God's promise to be with David and cut off his enemies, fulfilled in the statement that the Lord gave him victory everywhere.

2 Samuel 10:19 records another defeat of Syrian allies—continuing the pattern of God giving David victory over the same enemies.

Psalm 18:34-46 praises God for training David's hands for battle and granting victory, directly paralleling the summary of David's victories here.

In 2 Kings 18:7, the same divine favor formula ('the Lord was with him; he prospered wherever he went') is used for Hezekiah as for David.

In 1 Chronicles 17:8, God promises David that He has been with him wherever he went and cut off his enemies, matching the victory account.

In 1 Chronicles 18:5, the same victory over the Syrians of Damascus is recounted in the parallel chronicle.

2 Kings 14:28 Historical context

In 2 Kings 14:28, Jeroboam II restores Damascus to Israel, echoing David's earlier conquest of the same region.

1 Chronicles 18:13 describes David placing garrisons in Edom, a similar action to the garrison in Damascus here, but for a different enemy.

In 2 Kings 17:3, Israel itself becomes a servant nation paying tribute, contrasting with David's victories where he made others serve him.

2 Chronicles 17:2 recounts Jehoshaphat placing garrisons, mirroring David's own garrison strategy in Damascus.