2 Samuel 8
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2 Samuel 8:12-18

12from EdomH7581 and MoabH4124, from the AmmonitesH1121H5983 and PhilistinesH6430 and AmalekitesH6002, and from the spoilH7998 of HadadezerH1909 sonH1121 of RehobH7340, kingH4428 of ZobahH6678.

13And DavidH1732 madeH6213 a name for himselfH8034 when he returnedH7725 from striking downH5221 eighteenH8083H6240 thousandH505 EdomitesH7582 in the Valley of SaltH1516H4417. 14He placedH7760 garrisonsH5333 throughoutH3605 EdomH123, and allH3605 the EdomitesH123H7760H5333 wereH1961 subjectH5650 to DavidH1732. So the LORDH3068 made DavidH1732 victoriousH3467 whereverH3605 he wentH1980.

15Thus DavidH1732 reignedH4427 overH5921 allH3605 IsraelH3478 and administeredH1961H1732H6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666 for allH3605 his peopleH5971:

16JoabH3097 sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 was overH5921 the armyH6635; JehoshaphatH3092 sonH1121 of AhiludH286 was the recorderH2142; 17ZadokH6659 sonH1121 of AhitubH285 and AhimelechH288 sonH1121 of AbiatharH54 were priestsH3548; SeraiahH83043 was the scribeH5608; 18BenaiahH1141 sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 was over the CherethitesH3774 and PelethitesH6432; and David’sH1732 sonsH1121 wereH1961 priestly leadersH3548.4

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also verse 14 and 1 Chronicles 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also verse 14 and 1 Chronicles 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Arameans ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 8:17 Seraiah is also called Sheva, Shisha, and Shavsha; see 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 4:3, and 1 Chronicles 18:16. ↩
  4. 4. 2 Samuel 8:18 Literally priests, or possibly chief officials; see LXX, Targum Yonaton, and 1 Chronicles 18:17. ↩

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