King James Version
2 Samuel 8:1-4
1And afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this it came to pass, that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and subduedוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'EmH3665them: and Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Metheg–ammahH4965out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
2And he smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,and measuredוַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤םvay.ma.de.DemH4058them with a lineבַּחֶ֙בֶל֙ba.Che.velH2256,casting them downהַשְׁכֵּ֣בhash.KevH7901to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;even with twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147linesחֲבָלִים֙cha.va.LimH2256measuredוַיְמַדֵּ֤דvay.ma.DedH4058he to put to deathלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191,and with one fullוּמְלֹ֥אu.me.Lo'H4393lineהַחֶ֖בֶלha.Che.velH2256to keep aliveלְהַחֲי֑וֹתle.ha.cha.YotH2421. And sothe Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124became David’sלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650, andbroughtנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375giftsמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.
3Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221also Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1909,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rehobרְחֹ֖בre.ChoH7340,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,as he wentH3212to recoverלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725his borderיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027at the riverבִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃bin.har-pe.RatH5104Euphratesבִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃bin.har-pe.RatH6578.
4And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvai.yil.KodH3920from him a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariots,and sevenוּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-H7651hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH7273H376:and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houghedוַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.KerH6131all the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393horses,but reservedוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498of them foran hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967chariotsרָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevH7393.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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