2 Samuel 8
8
David’s wars
1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David captured Metheg-ammah from Philistine control.
2David also defeated the Moabites and made them lie on the ground, measuring them with a rope. He measured two rope lengths for those who were to be killed and one rope length for those who were to be spared. The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought him tribute.
3Next David defeated Zobah’s King Hadadezer, Rehob’s son, as Hadadezer was on his way to put#8.3 Or to restore his monument along the Euphrates River.#8.3 DSS(4QSama), 1 Chron 18:3 4David captured one thousand chariots, seven hundred charioteers,#8.4 LXX, DSS(4QSama), 1 Chron 18:4; MT seventeen hundred chariots and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He cut the hamstrings of all but one hundred of the chariot horses. 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Zobah’s King Hadadezer, David killed twenty-two thousand of them. 6David set up forts among the Arameans of Damascus. And the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought him tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went. 7David took the gold shields carried by Hadadezer’s servants and brought them to Jerusalem. 8King David also took a large amount of bronze from Tebah#8.8 Some LXX manuscripts and 1 Chron 18:8; MT Betah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer.
9When Hamath’s King Toi heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 10he sent his son Joram to King David to wish him well and congratulate him on his battle and defeat of Hadadezer, because Toi was an enemy of Hadadezer. Joram brought silver, gold, and bronze objects with him. 11King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations that he had subdued: 12Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek, including the plunder of Zobah’s King Hadadezer, Rehob’s son.
13So David made a name for himself.#8.13 Or built a monument When he returned, he killed eighteen thousand Edomites#8.13 LXX; MT he returned from killing eighteen thousand Arameans in the Salt Valley. 14He set up forts in Edom,#8.14 Cf 1 Chron 18:13; MT repeats in all Edom he set up forts. and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
David’s administration
15David ruled over all Israel and maintained justice and righteousness for all his people. 16Zeruiah’s son Joab was in command of the army; Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was recorder; 17Ahitub’s son Zadok and Ahimelech’s son#8.17 MT Abiathar’s son Ahimelech; cf 1 Sam 22:20; 23:6; 30:7; 2 Sam 20:25 Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary; 18Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was in command of#8.18 Syr, Tg, Vulg, 1 Chron 18:17; MT lacks in command of. the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
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2 Samuel 8
8
David’s Victories
1Ch 18:1–13
1Afterward, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines. # 1Ch 18
2He 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, # Nu 24:17 bearing tribute. # 2Sa 8:6
3David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, # 1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 10:16 when he went to restore his authority over the Euphrates River. 4David seized from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all of the chariot horses, # Jos 11:6, 9 save those for a hundred chariots.
5The Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, # 1Ki 11:23–25 but David defeated twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans. 6David put garrisons # 2Sa 8:14 in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants who bore tribute to David. The Lord helped David wherever he went. # 2Sa 7:9
7David took the shields of gold that were issued to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8From Betah # 8:8 Tibhath in 1Ch 18:8. and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, # 1Ch 18:8 King David took great quantities of bronze.
9When Toi king of Hamath # 1Ki 8:65 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, 11which King David dedicated to the Lord along with the silver and gold # 1Ki 7:51 that he dedicated from all of the nations that he had subdued, 12that is, from Aram, # 8:12 Possibly Edom. Cf. 2Sa 8:14, 1Ch 18:11–13, Gk, Syr. See also note for v. 13. Moab, the Ammonites, # 2Sa 10:14 the Philistines, Amalek, and the plunder from Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13So David made a name for himself # 2Sa 7:9 upon his return from defeating eighteen thousand Arameans # 8:13 Possibly Edomites. Cf. 2Sa 8:14, 1Ch 18:11–13, Gk and Syr. in the Valley of Salt. # 2Ki 14:7
14He set up garrisons in Edom. Throughout all of Edom, he set up garrisons, and all of Edom became subject to David. # Ge 25:23; 27:29 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. 16Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army. # 1Ch 11:6 Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary. # 1Ki 4:3 17Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests. Seraiah was scribe. # 1Ch 6:8; 18:16 18Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites. # 1Sa 30:14; 2Sa 15:18 The sons of David were chief ministers.
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