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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Samuel 8 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_samuel/8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_samuel/8-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > 2 Samuel 8</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_samuel/7.htm" title="2 Samuel 7">◄</a> 2 Samuel 8 <a href="../2_samuel/9.htm" title="2 Samuel 9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/2_samuel/8.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">David’s Triumphs</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Now it came about after this that David defeated the Philistines and subdued (humbled) them, and he took control of Metheg-ammah [the main city] from the hand of the Philistines. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He defeated <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Moab, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>measured them with a length of rope, making them lie down on the ground; he measured two lengths to [choose those to] put to death, and one full length to [choose those to] be kept alive. And the [surviving] Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then David defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the River [Euphrates]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers. David also hamstrung all the chariot horses (making them lame), but reserved <i>enough</i> of them for a hundred chariots. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>When the Arameans (Syrians) of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Arameans. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then David put garrisons among the Arameans in Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants and brought tribute. The LORD helped David wherever he went. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>David took the shields of gold that were carried by 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 Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took an immense quantity of bronze. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>When Toi king of Hamath heard about David’s defeat of all the forces of Hadadezer, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Toi sent <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Joram his son to King David to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>greet and congratulate him for his battle and defeat of Hadadezer; for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. <i>Joram</i> brought with him articles of silver, gold, and bronze [as gifts]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>King David also dedicated these [gifts] to the LORD, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he subdued: <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>from Aram (Syria), Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So David made a name <i>for himself</i> when he returned from killing 18,000 <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>Arameans (Syrians) in the Valley of Salt. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He put garrisons in Edom; in all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD helped him wherever he went. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So David reigned over all Israel, and continued to administer justice and righteousness for all his people. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Joab the son of Zeruiah was [commander] over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder (secretary); <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the [chief] priests, and Seraiah was the scribe; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was [head] over both the Cherethites and Pelethites [the king’s bodyguards]; and David’s sons were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>chief [confidential] advisers (officials) [to the king].<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> I.e. descendants of Lot (Gen 19:37).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> In ancient times a conqueror sometimes used an arbitrary system to determine which prisoners to execute.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> I.e. an Aramean (Syrian) kingdom.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> In 1 Chr 18:10, Hadoram.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>ask him about his shalom and bless</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> A few manuscripts read <i>Edomites</i> (the form of the Hebrew letters makes the two names nearly identical).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>priests</i>. Even though the Hebrew word for <i>priests</i> is used in this verse, David’s sons would not serve as priests because they were from the tribe of Judah, not Levi. 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