2 Samuel 8
8
David’s Victories
1Ch 18:1–13
1#1Ch 18:1–17Afterward, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
2#Nu 24:17; 2Sa 8:6He also defeated Moab. He measured them with a length of rope, forcing them to lie down on the ground. He measured two lengths of rope to be put to death, but the entirety of one length he allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David, bearing tribute.
3#1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 10:16David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his authority over the River Euphrates. 4#Jos 11:6; 11:9David seized from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all of the chariot horses, save those for one hundred chariots.
5#1Ki 11:23–25The Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, but David defeated twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans. 6#2Sa 8:14; 7:9David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants who bore tribute to David. The Lord helped David wherever he went.
7David took the shields of gold that were issued to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8#1Ch 18:8From Betah#Or captains, or thirty. Cf. 1Ch 11:11. and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took great quantities of bronze.
9#1Ki 8:65When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 10Toi sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and bless him on account of his fighting with Hadadezer and his defeat of him, for Hadadezer was an opponent of Toi. Joram brought with him implements of silver, gold, and bronze, 11#1Ki 7:51which King David dedicated to the Lord along with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all of the nations that he had subdued, 12#2Sa 10:14; 8:2that is, from Aram,#About 25 pounds, or 12 kilograms. Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the plunder from Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13#2Ki 14:7; 2Sa 7:9So David made a name for himself upon his return from defeating eighteen thousand Arameans#Possibly Edomites. Cf. 2Sa 8:14, 1Ch 18:11–13, LXX and Syriac mss. in the Valley of Salt.
14#Ge 27:29; 25:23He set up garrisons in Edom. Throughout all of Edom, he set up garrisons, and all of Edom became subject to David. The Lord helped David wherever he went.
David’s Officials
1Ch 18:14–17
15David reigned over all of Israel, and he administered fair judgments to all of his people. 16#1Ki 4:3; 1Ch 11:6Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary. 17#1Ch 6:8; 18:16Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelek the son of Abiathar were priests. Seraiah was scribe. 18#1Sa 30:14; 2Sa 15:18Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites. The sons of David were chief ministers.
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2 Samuel 8
8
David Wins Many Wars
1Later, David defeated the Philistines, conquered them, and took the city of Metheg Ammah.
2He also defeated the people of Moab. He made them lie on the ground, and then he used a rope to measure them. Those who were measured within two rope lengths were killed, but those who were within the next rope length were allowed to live. So the people of Moab became servants of David and gave him the payment he demanded.
3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to take control again at the Euphrates River. 4David captured one thousand chariots, seven thousand men who rode in chariots, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He crippled all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5Arameans from Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, but David killed twenty-two thousand of them. 6Then David put groups of soldiers in Damascus in Aram. The Arameans became David’s servants and gave him the payment he demanded. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went.
7David took the shields of gold that had belonged to Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem. 8David also took many things made of bronze from Tebah and Berothai, which had been cities under Hadadezer’s control.
9Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer. 10So Toi sent his son Joram to greet and congratulate King David for defeating Hadadezer. (Hadadezer had been at war with Toi.) Joram brought items made of silver, gold, and bronze. 11King David gave them to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations he had defeated. 12These nations were Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek. David also gave the Lord what he had taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13David was famous after he returned from defeating eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt. 14He put groups of soldiers all over Edom, and all the Edomites became his servants. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went.
15David was king over all Israel, and he did what was fair and right for all his people. 16Joab son of Zeruiah was commander over the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder. 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Abiathar son of Ahimelech were priests. Seraiah was the royal secretary. 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites. And David’s sons were priests.
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