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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2 Samuel 8
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A List of David's Victories in War
(1 Chronicles 18.1-13)
1Later, David attacked and badly defeated the Philistines. Israel was now free from their control.#8.1 Israel … control: Or “David also took the town of Metheg-Ammah away from them.”
2David also defeated the Moabites. Then he made their soldiers lie down on the ground, and he measured them off with a rope. He would measure off two lengths of the rope and have those men killed, then he would measure off one length and let those men live. The people of Moab had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
3David set out for the Euphrates River to build a monument#8.3 monument: Kings sometimes set up monuments in lands they had conquered. there. On his way,#8.3 David … way: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. It may have been Hadadezer who was going to the Euphrates River. And he may have gone there either to build a monument or to put down a rebellion. he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob. 4In the battle, David captured 1,700 cavalry#8.4 1,700 cavalry: Hebrew; one ancient translation and 1 Chronicles 18.4 “1,000 chariots and 7,000 cavalry.” and 20,000 foot soldiers. He also captured war chariots, but he destroyed all but 100 of them.#8.4 He also captured … them: Or “He crippled all but 100 of the horses.” 5When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. 6He left some of his soldiers in Damascus, and the Arameans had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
Everywhere David went, the Lord helped him win battles.
7Hadadezer's officers had carried their arrows in gold cases hung over their shoulders, but David took these cases#8.7 Hadadezer's … cases: Or “Hadadezer's soldiers carried gold shields, but David took these shields.” and brought them to Jerusalem. 8He also took a lot of bronze from the cities of Betah and Berothai, which had belonged to Hadadezer.
9-10King Toi of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Toi heard that David had attacked and defeated#8.9,10 defeated: Or “killed.” Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Joram to praise and congratulate David. Joram also brought him gifts made of silver, gold, and bronze. 11David gave these to the Lord, just as he had done with the silver and gold that he had captured from 12Edom,#8.12 Edom: Some Hebrew manuscripts and two ancient translations (see also 1 Chronicles 18.11); most Hebrew manuscripts “Aram.” In Hebrew the words for “Edom” and “Aram” look almost alike. Moab, Ammon, Philistia, Amalek, and from King Hadadezer of Zobah.
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Ps 60 Title. David fought the Edomite#8.13 Edomite: Some Hebrew manuscripts and two ancient translations (see also 1 Chronicles 18.12); most Hebrew manuscripts “Aramean.” In Hebrew the words for “Edomite” and “Aramean” look almost alike. army in Salt Valley and killed 18,000 of their soldiers. When he returned, he built a monument.#8.13 built a monument: Or “was famous.” 14David left soldiers all through Edom, and the people of Edom had to accept him as their ruler.
Wherever David went, the Lord helped him.
A List of David's Officials
(1 Chronicles 18.14-17)
15David ruled all Israel with fairness and justice.
16Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army.
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.
17Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech,#8.17 Abiathar the son of Ahimelech: One ancient translation and 1 Samuel 22.11-23; Hebrew “Ahimelech the son of Abiathar.” were the priests.
Seraiah was the secretary.
18Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of#8.18 was the commander of: Not in the Hebrew text of this verse, but see 1 Chronicles 18.17. David's bodyguard.#8.18 David's bodyguard: The Hebrew text has “the Cherethites and the Pelethites,” who were foreign soldiers hired by David to be his bodyguard.
David's sons were priests.
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