[292] 2 Sam. viii. 3, 4; x. 15-19.
[293] Psalms lx. 2; 2 Sam. viii. 13.
[294] The date rests on the fact that Solomon was born soon after, and was more than 20 years old when he came to the throne; see below. The war against Hadad-Ezer cannot be placed before 1020, since Rezon, who escaped, remained Solomon's opponent as long as Solomon lived. 1 Kings xi. 25.
[295] 2 Sam. viii. 6, 7, 14; x. 19.
[296] 1 Kings xi. 27.
[297] 1 Chron. xxvii. 25-31.
[298] 2 Sam. xx. 23; 1 Chron. xviii. 17.
[299] 2 Sam. xv. 18.
[300] 2 Sam. xxiii. 18; 1 Chron. xi. 15, 26-45.
[301] 2 Sam. xxiii. 8.