New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 8

David’s Triumphs

1 1Now it happened afterward that David 2defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took 3control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.

2 4And He 5defeated 6Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and a full line to keep alive. And 7the Moabites became servants to David, 8bringing tribute.

3Then David 9defeated 10Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as 11he went to restore his 12power at the Euphrates River. 4And David captured from him 131,700 horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David 14hamstrung almost all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for a hundred chariots. 5When 15the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David 16killed twenty-two thousand men among the Arameans. 6Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and 17the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And 18the Lord helped David wherever he went. 7David took the shields of gold which were 19carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from 20Betah and 21Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.

9Now when Toi king of 22Hamath heard that David had 23defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, 10Toi sent his son 24Joram to King David to 25greet him and bless him, because he had fought Hadadezer and 26defeated him; for Hadadezer 27had been at war with Toi. And 28Joram brought with him articles of silver, gold, and bronze. 11King David also 29consecrated these gifts to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had consecrated from all the nations which he had subdued: 12from 30Aram, 31Moab, 32the sons of Ammon, 33the Philistines, 34Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13So 35David made a name for himself when he returned from 36killing eighteen thousand 37Arameans in 38the Valley of Salt. 14He also put garrisons in Edom. In all Edom he put garrisons, and 39all the Edomites became servants to David. And 40the Lord helped David wherever he went.

15So David reigned over all Israel; and David 41administered justice and righteousness for all his people. 16 42Joab the son of Zeruiah was commander over the army, and 43Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was 44secretary. 17 45Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were 46priests, and Seraiah was 47scribe. 18 48Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 49was over the 50Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were 51 52chief ministers.

Notes

1. 2 Samuel 8:1 1 Chr 18 ↩
2. 2 Samuel 8:1 Lit struck ↩
3. 2 Samuel 8:1 Lit the bridle of the mother city ↩
4. 2 Samuel 8:2 Num 24:17 ↩
5. 2 Samuel 8:2 Lit struck ↩
6. 2 Samuel 8:2 1 Sam 22:3, 4 ↩
7. 2 Samuel 8:2 2 Sam 8:6; 1 Kin 4:21 ↩
8. 2 Samuel 8:2 2 Kin 3:4; 17:3 ↩
9. 2 Samuel 8:3 Lit struck ↩
10. 2 Samuel 8:3 1 Sam 14:47; 2 Sam 10:16, 19 ↩
11. 2 Samuel 8:3 2 Sam 10:15-19 ↩
12. 2 Samuel 8:3 Lit hand ↩
13. 2 Samuel 8:4 Here LXX reads as 1 Chr 18:4; partial DSS text appears to also ↩
14. 2 Samuel 8:4 Josh 11:6, 9 ↩
15. 2 Samuel 8:5 1 Kin 11:23-25 ↩
16. 2 Samuel 8:5 Lit struck ↩
17. 2 Samuel 8:6 2 Sam 8:2 ↩
18. 2 Samuel 8:6 2 Sam 3:18 ↩
19. 2 Samuel 8:7 Lit on ↩
20. 2 Samuel 8:8 In 1 Chr 18:8, Tibhath ↩
21. 2 Samuel 8:8 Ezek 47:16 ↩
22. 2 Samuel 8:9 1 Kin 8:65; 2 Chr 8:4 ↩
23. 2 Samuel 8:9 Lit struck ↩
24. 2 Samuel 8:10 In 1 Chr 18:10, Hadoram ↩
25. 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit ask him of his welfare ↩
26. 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit struck ↩
27. 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit was a man of wars ↩
28. 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit there were in his hand ↩
29. 2 Samuel 8:11 1 Kin 7:51 ↩
30. 2 Samuel 8:12 Some mss Edom ↩
31. 2 Samuel 8:12 2 Sam 8:2 ↩
32. 2 Samuel 8:12 2 Sam 10:14 ↩
33. 2 Samuel 8:12 2 Sam 5:17-25 ↩
34. 2 Samuel 8:12 1 Sam 27:8; 30:17-20 ↩
35. 2 Samuel 8:13 2 Sam 7:9 ↩
36. 2 Samuel 8:13 Lit striking ↩
37. 2 Samuel 8:13 Some mss Edom ↩
38. 2 Samuel 8:13 2 Kin 14:7 ↩
39. 2 Samuel 8:14 Gen 27:37-40; Num 24:17, 18 ↩
40. 2 Samuel 8:14 2 Sam 8:6 ↩
41. 2 Samuel 8:15 Lit was doing ↩
42. 2 Samuel 8:16 1 Chr 11:6 ↩
43. 2 Samuel 8:16 1 Kin 4:3 ↩
44. 2 Samuel 8:16 2 Kin 18:18, 37 ↩
45. 2 Samuel 8:17 1 Chr 6:4-8 ↩
46. 2 Samuel 8:17 1 Chr 16:39, 40 ↩
47. 2 Samuel 8:17 2 Kin 18:18 ↩
48. 2 Samuel 8:18 1 Kin 4:4 ↩
49. 2 Samuel 8:18 See 1 Chr 18:17; MT and the Cherethites ↩
50. 2 Samuel 8:18 1 Sam 30:14; 2 Sam 15:18; 20:7, 23; 1 Kin 1:38, 44 ↩
51. 2 Samuel 8:18 Lit priests ↩
52. 2 Samuel 8:18 1 Chr 18:17 ↩

David’s Triumphs

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