2 Samuel

2 Samuel 8 ©

1 David subdueth the Philistines, and maketh the Moabites tributary. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer and the Syrians. 9 Toi king of Hamath sendeth his son with presents to bless David; who dedicateth the presents, and the spoil which he had taken, to God. 14 He putteth garrisons in Edom. 15 His good reign; a list of his principal officers.

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AND after athis it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took 1Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

a 1Ch. 18.1-17. ch. 7.9.
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And he bsmote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even cwith 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 dbrought gifts.

b Nu. 24.17. v.6,14. Ps. 60.8; 108.9. 2Ki. 1.1; 3.5,24-27.
c 1Sa. 22.3.
d 2Ki. 17.3.
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¶David esmote also 2Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

e Ps. 60, title. 1Ch. 18.3,12. v.5,8,12. ch. 10.6,8,16,19. 1Ki. 11.23. Ge. 15.18. Ex. 23.31.
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And fDavid took 3from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David g*houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

f 1Ch. 18.4. ch. 10.18. Jos. 11.6. Ps. 20.7; 33.16,17. Pr. 21.31.
g De. 17.16. Jos. 11.9.
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And when the hSyrians of Damascus icame to succour jHadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

h ch. 10.6. 1Ki. 11.23-25; 15.18-21; 20; 22. 2Ki. 6-8; 22; 16.9.
i Is. 8.9; 31.3. Job 9.13.
j v.3.
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Then kDavid put garrisons in Syria of lDamascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

k 1Ch. 18.6. v.2,10-14. Ps. 18.44-50; 20.8. Pr. 21.31. ch. 22.45,51. 1Sa. 10.5.
l 1Ki. 11.24.
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And David took mthe shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

m 1Ch. 18.7. 1Ki. 10.16; 11.23.
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And nfrom Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

n 1Ch. 18.8.
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¶When oToi king of pHamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

o 1Ch. 18.9. Nu. 13.21. Am. 6.2.
p 1Ki. 8.65.
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Then Toi sent 4Joram his son unto king David, to 5salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer 6had wars with Toi. And Joram brought 7with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

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Which qalso king David rdid dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

q 1Ch. 18.11; 29.2. 1Ki. 10.21. Mi. 4.13.
r 1Ki. 7.51.
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Of Syria, and of Moab, and sof the children of Ammon, and tof the Philistines, and uof Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

s ch. 10.14; 12.30.
t ch. 5.17.
u 1Sa. 30.20.
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And David v*gat him a name when he returned from 8smiting of the Syrians in the wvalley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

v ch. 7.9. 1Ch. 18.12. Ps. 60, title.
w 2Ki. 14.7.
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¶And xhe put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

x Ge. 25.23; 27.29,37,40. Nu. 24.18. v.2,6. Ps. 18.31-48.
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And David yreigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

y Pr. 14.34. Je. 22.15. Ps. 78.71,72; 45.6,7. Is. 9.6,7; 11.2-4.
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And zJoab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was 9recorder;

z ch. 2.13; 20.23-26; 5.8. 1Ch. 18.15; 11.6. 1Ki. 4.3. ch. 2.32.
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And aZadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the 10scribe;

a 1Ch. 6.8; 18.16; 24.3,6. 1Sa. 22.20. ch. 15.24,29,35; 20.25.
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And bBenaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief 11rulers.

b 1Ch. 11.22,24; 18.17; 27.5,34. ch. 15.18; 20.7,23; 23.20-23; 4.2. 1Ki. 1.8,38,44; 2.25,29,34,35,46; 4.4.