2 Samuel 8
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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
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1And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.
2And he smiteth Moab, and measureth them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measureth two lines to put to death, and the fulness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are to David for servants, bearers of a present.
3And David smiteth Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to bring back his power by the River [Euphrates;]
4and David captureth from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly the whole of the charioteers, only he leaveth of them a hundred charioteers.
5And Aram of Damascus cometh to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand men;
6and David putteth garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram is to David for a servant, bearing a present; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone;
7and David taketh the shields of gold which were on the servants of Hadadezer, and bringeth them to Jerusalem;
8and from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, hath king David taken very much brass.
9And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,
10and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars [with] Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,
11also them did king David sanctify to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he sanctified of all the nations which he subdued:
12of Aram, and of Moab, and of the Bene-Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.
13And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt — eighteen thousand;
14and he putteth in Edom garrisons — in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.
15And David reigneth over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,
16and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,
17and Zadok son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, [are] priests, and Seraiah [is] scribe,
18and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is over] both the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the sons of David have been ministers.
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