
Text -- 2 Samuel 8:1 (NET)




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Gath and her towns, as it is expressed in the parallel place, 1Ch 18:1.

Wesley: 2Sa 8:1 - -- ammah, or the bridle of Ammah, Gath was situate in the mountain of Ammah; and because this being the chief city of the Philistines, and having a king,...
ammah, or the bridle of Ammah, Gath was situate in the mountain of Ammah; and because this being the chief city of the Philistines, and having a king, which none of the rest had, was the bridle which had hitherto kept the Israelites in subjection.
JFB -> 2Sa 8:1
JFB: 2Sa 8:1 - -- That is, Gath and her suburban towns (1Ch 18:1). That town had been "a bridle" by which the Philistines kept the people of Judah in check. David used ...
That is, Gath and her suburban towns (1Ch 18:1). That town had been "a bridle" by which the Philistines kept the people of Judah in check. David used it now as a barrier to repress that restless enemy.
Clarke -> 2Sa 8:1
Clarke: 2Sa 8:1 - -- David took Metheg-ammah - This is variously translated. The Vulgate has, Tulit David fraenum tributi , David removed the bondage of the tribute, whi...
David took Metheg-ammah - This is variously translated. The Vulgate has, Tulit David fraenum tributi , David removed the bondage of the tribute, which the Israelites paid to the Philistines. Some think it means a fortress, city, or strong town; but no such place as Metheg-ammah is known. Probably the Vulgate is nearest the truth. The versions are all different. See the following comparison of the principal passages here collated with the parallel place in 1 Chr: -
2 Samuel | 1 Chronicles |
2Sa 8:1. - David took Metheg-ammah 2Sa 8:3. David | 1Ch 18:1. - David took Gath and her towns. 1Ch 18:3. David |
smote Hadadezer 2Sa 8:4. And David took from him | smote Hadarezer 1Ch 18:4. And David took from him |
1000 and 700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot. | 1000 chariots, and 7000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot. |
2Sa 8:6. Then David put garrisons in Syria 2Sa 8:8. And | 1Ch 18:6. Then David put in Syria 1Ch 18:8. And |
from Betah and Berothai cities of Hadadezer. 2Sa 8:9. | from Tibhath and Chun cities of Hadarezer. 1Ch 18:9. |
When Toi heard that David had smitten | When Tou heard that David had smitten |
Hadadezer 2Sa 8:10. Then Toi sent Joram his son | Hadarezer 1Ch 18:10. He sent Hadoram his son |
2Sa 8:12- Syria and Moab 2Sa 8:13. - Syrians, in the valley | 1Ch 18:11- Edom and Moab 1Ch 18:12. - Edomites, in the valley |
of salt, 18,000 2Sa 8:17. - Ahimelech - and Seraiah | of salt, 18,000 1Ch 18:16. - Abimelech - and Shausha |
was the scribe. 2Sa 10:16. Shobach the captain | was scribe. 1Ch 19:16. Shophach the captain |
2Sa 10:17. David passed over Jordan, and came | 1Ch 19:17. David passed over Jordan and came |
to Helam. 2Sa 10:18. David slew 700 | upon them 1Ch 19:18. David slew of the Syrians 7000 |
chariots of the Syrians, and 40,000 horsemen; | chariots, and 40,000 footmen; |
and smote Shobach, etc. | and killed Shophach, etc. |
TSK -> 2Sa 8:1
TSK: 2Sa 8:1 - -- am 2964, bc 1040, An, Ex, Is, 451
And after : 2Sa 7:9, 2Sa 21:15-22
Methegammah : or, the bridle of Ammah, 2Sa 2:24; 1Chr. 18:1-17, Gath, In the paral...
am 2964, bc 1040, An, Ex, Is, 451
And after : 2Sa 7:9, 2Sa 21:15-22
Methegammah : or, the bridle of Ammah, 2Sa 2:24; 1Chr. 18:1-17, Gath, In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, ""David took Gath and her towns;""and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David’ s time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it.

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Barnes -> 2Sa 8:1
Barnes: 2Sa 8:1 - -- Metheg-ammah must be the name of some stronghold which commanded Gath, and the taking of which made David master of Gath and her towns.
Metheg-ammah must be the name of some stronghold which commanded Gath, and the taking of which made David master of Gath and her towns.
Poole -> 2Sa 8:1
Poole: 2Sa 8:1 - -- Metheg-ammah i.e. Gath and her towns , as it is expressed in the parallel place, 1Ch 18:1 , which are called Metheg-ammah , or the bridle of Ammah...
Metheg-ammah i.e. Gath and her towns , as it is expressed in the parallel place, 1Ch 18:1 , which are called Metheg-ammah , or the bridle of Ammah, because Gath was situate in the mountain of Ammah; and because this being the chief city of the Philistines, and having a king, which none of the rest had, was the bridle which had hitherto kept the Israelites in subjection, but now was taken out of their mouths.
Haydock -> 2Sa 8:1
Haydock: 2Sa 8:1 - -- Tribute. Aquila, and probably St. Jerome, translated, "cubit." Others suppose that Amma, or Meteg-ama, is some unknown place, which David wrest...
Tribute. Aquila, and probably St. Jerome, translated, "cubit." Others suppose that Amma, or Meteg-ama, is some unknown place, which David wrested from the hands of the Philistines. It is hardly probable that the Israelites would have paid the latter tribute till the 20th year of his reign, (Calmet) or even till the 12th. (Salien) ---
He might now force them to pay tribute. (St. Jerome, &c.) (Haydock) ---
Perhaps a letter may have been transposed, and instead of Meteg, we should read, " Geth, the mother," or metropolis, and its dependencies; (1 Paralipomenon xviii. 1.) or "he took Metec, (Numbers xxxiii. 28.) and its mother," Geth, which reconciles the two passages. Chaldean, &c., "he deprived them of the advantage of the rivulet." Septuagint, "David took the separated" place, (Serarius) or the city of Geth. (Menochius)
Gill -> 2Sa 8:1
Gill: 2Sa 8:1 - -- And after this it came to pass,.... After David had rest from his enemies for a time, and after the conversation he had had with Nathan about building...
And after this it came to pass,.... After David had rest from his enemies for a time, and after the conversation he had had with Nathan about building the house of God, and after the message sent to him from the Lord by that prophet, forbidding him to build, and David's prayer to the Lord upon it, the following events happened; and which are recorded to show that David's rest from his enemies did not last long, and that he had other work to do than to build the house of God:
that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; these had been long and implacable enemies of Israel; Samson began to weaken them in his days; a war was waged between them and Israel in the times of Samuel and Saul, and the battle sometimes went on one side and sometimes on the other; but now David made an entire conquest of them: before they had used to come into the land of Israel, and there fight with Israel, but now David entered into their land, and took it from them:
and David took Methegammah out of the hands of the Philistines; the name of a province in Palestine, and from the parallel place in 1Ch 18:1, it appears to be Gath, and its adjacent towns; but why that was called the bridle of Ammah, or the bridle of a cubit, as it may be rendered, is not easy to say. The conjecture of Kimchi is, that there was a pool or river of water, so Ammah is thought to signify; and Aquila renders it a water course, which passed through the city, having been brought from without it into it, the communication of which from place to place it may be David cut off, by stopping or turning its stream; but interpreters more generally suppose that Gath was built upon an hill called Ammah, see 2Sa 2:24; thought to be the same with the Amgaris of Pliny d though that is sometimes read Angaris, a mountain he places in Palestine; and that it was called Metheg, a bridle, because being a frontier city, and being very strong and powerful, erected into a kingdom, it was a curb and bridle upon the Israelites; but now David taking it out of their hands, opened his way for the more easy subduing the rest of their country: or the word may be rendered Metheg and her mother, that is, Gath, the metropolis, since that and her daughters, or towns, are said to be taken, 1Ch 18:1; and Metheg might be one of them.

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TSK Synopsis -> 2Sa 8:1-18
TSK Synopsis: 2Sa 8:1-18 - --1 David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites.3 He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians.9 Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him.11 The presents a...
MHCC -> 2Sa 8:1-8
MHCC: 2Sa 8:1-8 - --David subdued the Philistines. They had long been troublesome to Israel. And after the long and frequent struggles the saints have with the powers of ...
Matthew Henry -> 2Sa 8:1-8
Matthew Henry: 2Sa 8:1-8 - -- God had given David rest from all his enemies that opposed him and made head against him; and he having made a good use of that rest, has now commis...
Keil-Delitzsch -> 2Sa 8:1
Keil-Delitzsch: 2Sa 8:1 - --
Subjugation of the Philistines. - In the introductory formula, "And it came to pass afterwards," the expression "afterwards" cannot refer speciall...
Constable: 2Sa 1:1--8:18 - --V. DAVID'S TRIUMPHS chs. 1--8
The first 20 chapters of 2 Samuel are divisible into four uni...

Constable: 2Sa 5:17--9:1 - --C. The Establishment of the Kingdom 5:17-8:18
"As the story of David's accession to kingship over Judah ...
