Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 8

(1 Chronicles 18:1–13; Psalm 60:1–12)

1Some time laterוַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ןvay.Hi 'a.cha.rei- KhenH1961 H310 H3651,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853defeatedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,subdued themוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'EmH3665,and tookוַיִּקַּ֥ח דָּוִ֛דvai.yi.Kach da.VidH3947 H1732אֶת־'et-H853Metheg-ammahH4965from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2Davidalso defeatedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Moabitesמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,made them lie downהַשְׁכֵּ֣בhash.KevH7901אוֹתָ֣ם'o.TamH853on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and measured them offוַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤םvay.ma.de.DemH4058with a cordבַּחֶ֙בֶל֙ba.Che.velH2256.He measured offוַיְמַדֵּ֤דvay.ma.DedH4058with twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147lengthsחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256those to be put to deathלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191,and with oneוּמְלֹ֥אu.me.Lo'H4393lengthהַחֶ֖בֶלha.Che.velH2256those to be sparedלְהַחֲי֑וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421.So the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124becameוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961subjectלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732and brought himנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375tributeמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

3Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853also defeatedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,who had marched outבְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980to restoreלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725his dominionיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027along the Euphrates Riverבִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃bin.har-pe.RatH5104.

4Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvai.yil.KodH3920from himמִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariots,sevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651thousandמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967charioteersפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505foot soldiersאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH376 H7273,and heדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853hamstrungוַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.KerH6131allכָּל־kol-H3605the horsesהָרֶ֔כֶב מִמֶּ֖נּוּha.Re.khev mi.Me.nuH7393 H4480except a hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967he keptוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498for the chariotsרָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevH7393.

5When the Arameansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to helpלַעְזֹ֕רla'.ZorH5826Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Hadadezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732struck downוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִֽים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִם'es.rim- u.she.Na.yimH6242 H8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505ofבַּֽאֲרָ֔םba.'a.RamH758theirmenאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

6Then heדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732placedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333in Aramבַּאֲרַ֣םba.'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,and the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758becameוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961subjectלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732and brought himנוֹשְׂאֵ֣יnos.'EiH5375tributeמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853made Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732victoriousוַיֹּ֤שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

7And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732אֵ֚ת'etH853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongedהָי֔וּha.YuH1961toאֶ֖ל'elH413the officersעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909and brought themוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8And from Betahוּמִבֶּ֥טַחu.mi.Be.tachH984and Berothaiוּמִבֵּֽרֹתַ֖יu.mi.be.ro.TaiH1268,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909,Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookלָקַ֞חla.KachH3947a largeמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966amountהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.

9When Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Toiתֹּ֖עִיTo.'iH8583of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֵ֖ת'etH853had defeatedהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221the entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעָֽזֶר׃ha.dad.'A.zerH1909,

10heתֹּ֣עִיTo.'iH8583אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971his sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121Joramיֽוֹרָם־yo.rom-H3141to greetלִשְׁאָל־lish.'ol-H7592אֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732and bless himלְשָׁל֜וֹם וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹle.sha.Lom u.le.va.ra.KhoH7965 H1288forעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834fightingנִלְחַ֤םnil.ChamH3898and defeatingוַיַּכֵּ֔הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221Hadadezerבַּהֲדַדְעֶ֙זֶר֙ba.ha.dad.'E.zerH1909, whoכִּי־ אִ֛ישׁki- 'ishH3588 H376הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1909had beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961at warמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421with Toiתֹּ֖עִיTo.'iH8583. Jorambroughtהָי֛וּha.YuH1961with himוּבְיָד֗וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027articlesכְּלֵֽי־ke.lei-H3627of silverכֶ֥סֶףKhe.sefH3701andוּכְלֵֽי־u.khe.lei-H3627goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091andוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ne.Cho.shetH5178,

11andגַּם־gam-H1571Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732dedicatedהִקְדִּ֛ישׁhik.DishH6942theseאֹתָ֕ם'o.TamH853to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,along withעִם־'im-H5973the silverהַכֶּ֤סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.HavH2091אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had dedicatedהִקְדִּ֔ישׁhik.DishH6942from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had subduedכִּבֵּֽשׁ׃ki.BeshH3533—

12from Edomמֵאֲרָ֤םme.'a.RamH758and Moabוּמִמּוֹאָב֙u.mi.mo.'AvH4124,from the Ammonitesוּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןu.mi.be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983and Philistinesוּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.mi.pe.lish.TimH6430and Amalekitesוּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑קu.me.'a.ma.LekH6002,and from the spoilוּמִשְּׁלַ֛לu.mi.she.LalH7998of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָֽה׃tzo.VahH6678.

13And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a name for himselfשֵׁ֔םShemH8034when he returnedבְּשֻׁב֕וֹbe.shu.VoH7725from striking downמֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹme.ha.ko.ToH5221אֶת־'et-H853eighteenשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505Edomitesאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758in the Valley of Saltבְּגֵיא־ מֶ֑לַחbe.gei'- Me.lachH1516 H4417.

14He placedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִבִ֗יםne.tzi.VimH5333throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Edomבֶּאֱד֜וֹםbe.'e.DomH123,and allכָל־khol-H3605אֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123the Edomitesשָׂ֣ם נְצִבִ֔ים אֱד֖וֹםsam ne.tzi.Vim 'e.DomH123 H7760 H5333wereוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961subjectעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732.So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853made Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732victoriousוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

David’s Officers

(1 Chronicles 18:14–17)

15Thus Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and administeredוַיְהִ֣י דָוִ֗ד עֹשֶׂ֛הvay.Hi da.Vid 'o.SehH1961 H1732 H6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971:

16Joabוְיוֹאָ֥בve.yo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870was overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasthe recorderמַזְכִּֽיר׃maz.KirH2142;

17Zadokוְצָד֧וֹקve.tza.DokH6659sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֛וּב'a.chi.TuvH285and Ahimelechוַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְva.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54were priestsכֹּהֲנִ֑יםko.ha.NimH3548;Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֖הu.se.ra.YahH8304was the scribeסוֹפֵֽר׃so.FerH5608;

18Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was overthe Cherethitesוְהַכְּרֵתִ֖יve.ha.ke.re.TiH3774and Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121wereהָיֽוּ׃ פha.YuH1961priestly leadersכֹּהֲנִ֥יםko.ha.NimH3548.

(1 Chronicles 18:1–13; Psalm 60:1–12)

David’s Officers

(1 Chronicles 18:14–17)

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 8