2 Samuel Chapter 8 Back Next{8:1} After this it happened that
David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the
bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
{8:2} He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to
death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
{8:3} David struck also
Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
{8:4} David took from him one thousand seven hundred
horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the
chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
{8:5} When the Syrians of
Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
{8:6} Then David put
garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
{8:7} David took the shields of
gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to
Jerusalem.
{8:8} From
Betah and from
Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much
brass.
{8:9} When Toi king of
Hamath heard that David had struck all the
army of Hadadezer,
{8:10} then Toi sent
Joram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to
bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
{8:11} King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;
{8:12} of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of
Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of
Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
{8:13} David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.
{8:14} He put garrisons in
Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
{8:15} David reigned over all
Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
{8:16}
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
{8:17} and Zadok the son of
Ahitub, and
Ahimelech the son of
Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;
{8:18} and
Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief
ministers.
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