1. 2 Samuel 8:9 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What do we know about Toi king of Hamath?

2 Samuel 8:9 (ESV)

9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,

Toi is referenced also in 1 Chronicles 18:9–10. His capital city of Hamath was around 450 kilometres north of Jerusalem in the region of Syria.1