Bible Person
Meaning: your bonds; your chains · Male · 4 cross references
Shobach, also called Shophach in Chronicles, is the commander of Hadadezer's forces whom David defeats. He is a military figure in the broader Aramean resistance to David's regional dominance. First appears in 2 Sam 10:16.1
AI summary: Shobach matters because the cross references present him as the field commander of the coalition opposing David beyond the Jordan. His defeat marks a major extension of David's military authority and shows that the threat from Aram was serious enough to require a significant campaign. Taken together, the material presents Shobach as an opposing general whose defeat strengthens David's regional supremacy.1
Central Figure
Shobach
Meaning: your bonds; your chains
Poured out, the “captain of the host of Hadarezer” when he mustered his vassals and tributaries from beyond “the river Euphrates” (2 Sam.
Poured out, the “captain of the host of Hadarezer” when he mustered his vassals and tributaries from beyond “the river Euphrates” (2 Sam. 10:15-18); called also Shophach (1 Chr. 19:16). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.