⁹ Toi, the king of Hamath, heard news that David had won the battle against the whole army of Hadadezer.

¹⁰ There had been a war between King Hadadezer and King Toi. So now Toi sent his son, Joram to say ‘hello’ to David. He wanted to thank David because he had won the battle against King Hadadezer. Joram brought gifts to David that were made of gold, silver and bronze.