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And the Moabites<MH4124> became<MH1961> servants<MH5650> to David<MH1732>, bringing<MH5375> tribute<MH4503>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then David<MH1732> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>defeated<MH5221> Hadadezer<MH1909>, the son<MH1121> of Rehob<MH7340> king<MH4428> of Zobah<MH6678>, as he went<MH1980> to restore<MH7725> his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>power<MH3027> at the <i>Euphrates</i> River<MH5104>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And David<MH1732> captured<MH3920> from him <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>1,700<MH505, 7651, 3967> horsemen<MH6571b> and twenty<MH6242> thousand<MH505> foot<MH7273> soldiers<MH376, 7273>; and David<MH1732> hamstrung<MH6136b> <i>almost</i> all<MH3605> the chariot<MH7393> horses<MH7393>, but left<MH3498> <i>enough</i> of them <i>for</i> a hundred<MH3967> chariots<MH7393>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>When the Arameans<MH758> of Damascus<MH1834> came<MH935> to help<MH5826> Hadadezer<MH1909>, king<MH4428> of Zobah<MH6678>, David<MH1732> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>killed<MH5221> twenty-two<MH6242, 8147> thousand<MH505> men<MH376> among the Arameans<MH758>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then David<MH1732> put<MH7760> garrisons<MH5333> among the Arameans<MH758> of Damascus<MH1834>, and the Arameans<MH758> became<MH1961> servants<MH5650> to David<MH1732>, bringing<MH5375> tribute<MH4503>. And the LORD<MH3068> helped<MH3467> David<MH1732> wherever<MH3605, 834> he went<MH1980>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>David<MH1732> took<MH3947> the shields<MH7982> of gold<MH2091> which<MH834> were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>carried<MH413> by the servants<MH5650> of Hadadezer<MH1909>, and brought<MH935> them to Jerusalem<MH3389>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And from <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>Betah<MH984> and Berothai<MH1307a>, cities<MH5892b> of Hadadezer<MH1909>, King<MH4428> David<MH1732> took<MH3947> a very<MH3966> large<MH7235a> amount of bronze<MH5178>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Now when Toi<MH8583> king<MH4428> of Hamath<MH2574> heard<MH8085> that David<MH1732> had <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>defeated<MH5221> the whole<MH3605> army<MH2428> of Hadadezer<MH1909>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Toi<MH8583> sent<MH7971> his son<MH1121> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Joram<MH3141> to King<MH4428> David<MH1732> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>greet<MH7592, 7965> him and bless<MH1288> him, because<MH5921, 834> he had fought<MH3898a> Hadadezer<MH1909> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>defeated<MH5221> him; for Hadadezer<MH1909> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>had been<MH1961> at war<MH4421> with Toi<MH8583>. And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span><i>Joram</i> brought with him articles<MH3627> of silver<MH3701>, gold<MH2091>, and bronze<MH5178>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>King<MH4428> David<MH1732> also<MH1571> consecrated<MH6942> these <i>gifts</i> to the LORD<MH3068>, with the silver<MH3701> and gold<MH2091> that he had consecrated<MH6942> from all<MH3605> the nations<MH1471> which<MH834> he had subdued<MH3533>: <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>from <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>Aram<MH758>, Moab<MH4124>, the sons<MH1121> of Ammon<MH5983>, the Philistines<MH6430>, Amalek<MH6002>, and from the spoils<MH7998> of Hadadezer<MH1909>, son<MH1121> of Rehob<MH7340>, king<MH4428> of Zobah<MH6678>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So David<MH1732> made<MH6213a> a name<MH8034> <i>for himself</i> when he returned<MH7725> from <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>killing<MH5221> eighteen<MH8083, 6240> thousand<MH505> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>Arameans<MH758> in the Valley<MH1516> of Salt<MH4417>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He also put<MH7760> garrisons<MH5333> in Edom<MH112b>. In all<MH3605> Edom<MH112b> he put<MH7760> garrisons<MH5333>, and all<MH3605> the Edomites<MH112b> became<MH1961> servants<MH5650> to David<MH1732>. And the LORD<MH3068> helped<MH3467> David<MH1732> wherever<MH3605, 834> he went<MH1980>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So David<MH1732> reigned<MH4427a> over<MH5921> all<MH3605> Israel<MH3478>; and David<MH1732> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>administered<MH6213a> justice<MH4941> and righteousness<MH6666> for all<MH3605> his people<MH5971a>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Joab<MH3097> the son<MH1121> of Zeruiah<MH6870> <i>was commander</i> over<MH5921> the army<MH6635>, and Jehoshaphat<MH3092> the son<MH1121> of Ahilud<MH286> <i>was</i> secretary<MH4206c>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Zadok<MH6659> the son<MH1121> of Ahitub<MH285> and Ahimelech<MH288> the son<MH1121> of Abiathar<MH54> <i>were</i> priests<MH3548>, and Seraiah<MH8304> <i>was</i> scribe<MH5613b>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Benaiah<MH1141> the son<MH1121> of Jehoiada<MH3077> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>was over the Cherethites<MH3774> and the Pelethites<MH6432>; and David’s<MH1732> sons<MH1121> were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>chief<MH3548> ministers<MH3548>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>the bridle of the mother city</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>hand</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Here LXX reads as 1 Chr 18:4; partial DSS text appears to also<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>on</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> In 1 Chr 18:8, <i>Tibhath</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> In 1 Chr 18:10, <i>Hadoram</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>ask him of his welfare</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>struck</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>was a man of wars</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>there were in his hand</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Some mss <i>Edom</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>striking</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Some mss <i>Edom</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>was doing</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> See 1 Chr 18:17; MT <i>and the Cherethites</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>priests</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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