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And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him—because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi—and he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued: <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>of Aram, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.</div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/2_samuel/8-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>