Verse 2
2 Samuel 8:2
New King James Version
2
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants,
and
brought gifts.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֣ךְ אֶת מוֹאָ֗ב וַֽ/יְמַדְּדֵ֤/ם בַּ/חֶ֨בֶל֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב אוֹתָ֣/ם אַ֔רְצָ/ה וַ/יְמַדֵּ֤ד שְׁנֵֽי חֲבָלִים֙ לְ/הָמִ֔ית וּ/מְלֹ֥א הַ/חֶ֖בֶל לְ/הַחֲי֑וֹת וַ/תְּהִ֤י מוֹאָב֙ לְ/דָוִ֔ד לַ/עֲבָדִ֖ים נֹשְׂאֵ֥י מִנְחָֽה
English Translation
And he struck Moab and measured them with a line of measurement on the ground, and he measured two lines to kill and filled the line to sustain, and Moab became to David as servants bringing tribute.
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Chapter 8 Context
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And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took M...
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2
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lin...
3
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the...
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4
And David took from him a thousand
chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen...
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5
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians...
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6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David,
and brought...
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7
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerus...
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8
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
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9
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
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10
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought...
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11
Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of...
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12
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of t...
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13
And David gat
him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt,
being e...
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14
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became Davi...
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15
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
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16
And Joab the son of Zeruiah
was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud
was recorder;
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17
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar,
were the priests; and Seraiah
was th...
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18
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons w...
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