וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע תֹּ֖עִי מֶ֣לֶךְ חֲמָ֑ת כִּ֚י הִכָּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת כָּל־חֵ֥יל הֲדַדְעָֽזֶר׃
And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
Read midrashic interpretation of II Samuel 8:9: and classical rabbinic exegesis.