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Text -- 2 Samuel 8:1 (NET)

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David Subjugates Nearby Nations
8:1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel
 · Metheg-ammah a town of the Philistines
 · Metheg-Ammah a town of the Philistines
 · Philistines a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Rabbah | Palestine | PHILISTINES | Metheg-ammah | METHEGAMMAH | Israel | God | Gath | David | Cord | BIT AND BRIDLE | AMMAH | more
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Word/Phrase Notes
Wesley , JFB , Clarke , TSK

Word/Phrase Notes
Barnes , Poole , Haydock , Gill

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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable , Guzik

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: 2Sa 8:1 - -- Gath and her towns, as it is expressed in the parallel place, 1Ch 18:1.

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 - -- 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 - -- 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 Samuel1 Chronicles
2Sa 8:1. - David took Metheg-ammah 2Sa 8:3. David1Ch 18:1. - David took Gath and her towns. 1Ch 18:3. David
smote Hadadezer 2Sa 8:4. And David took from himsmote 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. And1Ch 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 smittenWhen Tou heard that David had smitten
Hadadezer 2Sa 8:10. Then Toi sent Joram his sonHadarezer 1Ch 18:10. He sent Hadoram his son
2Sa 8:12- Syria and Moab 2Sa 8:13. - Syrians, in the valley1Ch 18:11- Edom and Moab 1Ch 18:12. - Edomites, in the valley
of salt, 18,000 2Sa 8:17. - Ahimelech - and Seraiahof salt, 18,000 1Ch 18:16. - Abimelech - and Shausha
was the scribe. 2Sa 10:16. Shobach the captainwas scribe. 1Ch 19:16. Shophach the captain
2Sa 10:17. David passed over Jordan, and came הלאמה 1Ch 19:17. David passed over Jordan and came אלהם
to Helam. 2Sa 10:18. David slew 700upon 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 - -- 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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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

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 - -- 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 - -- 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 - -- 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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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Sa 8:1 Heb “from the hand [i.e., control] of the Philistines.”

Geneva Bible: 2Sa 8:1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the ( a ) hand of the Philistine...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

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 - --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 - -- 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 - -- 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 ...

Constable: 2Sa 8:1-18 - --4. The security of David's kingdom ch. 8 "From the religious heights of chapter 7 we descend aga...

Guzik: 2Sa 8:1-18 - --2 Samuel 8 - The Wars of David A. David's many wars. 1. (1) David subdues the Philistines. After this it came to pass that David attacked the Phil...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: 2 Samuel (Book Introduction) THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF SAMUEL. The two were, by the ancient Jews, conjoined so as to make one book, and in that form could be called the Book o...

JFB: 2 Samuel (Outline) AN AMALEKITE BRINGS TIDINGS OF SAUL'S DEATH. (2Sa. 1:1-16) DAVID LAMENTS SAUL AND JONATHAN. (2Sa 1:17-27) DAVID, BY GOD'S DIRECTION, GOES UP TO HEBRO...

TSK: 2 Samuel 8 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 2Sa 8:1, David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites; 2Sa 8:3, He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians; 2Sa 8:9, Toi sends Joram with pre...

Poole: 2 Samuel 8 (Chapter Introduction) SAMUEL CHAPTER 8 David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites; smiteth the king of Zobah, and the Syrians; placeth a garrison in Damascus, 2Sa 8...

MHCC: 2 Samuel (Book Introduction) This book is the history of the reign of king David. It relates his victories, the growth of the prosperity of Israel, and his reformation of the stat...

MHCC: 2 Samuel 8 (Chapter Introduction) (2Sa 8:1-8) David subdues the Philistines, the Moabites, and the Syrians. (2Sa 8:9-14) The spoil dedicated. (2Sa 8:15-18) David's government and off...

Matthew Henry: 2 Samuel (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The Second Book of Samuel This book is the history of the reign of king David. We had in the foregoing ...

Matthew Henry: 2 Samuel 8 (Chapter Introduction) David having sought first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, settling the ark as soon as he was himself well settled, we are here to...

Constable: 2 Samuel (Book Introduction) Introduction Second Samuel continues the history begun in 1 Samuel. Please see my comments regarding 2 Samuel's title, d...

Constable: 2 Samuel (Outline) Outline (Continued from notes on 1 Samuel) V. David's triumphs chs. 1-8 ...

Constable: 2 Samuel 2 Samuel Bibliography Achtemeier, Paul J., and Elizabeth Achtemeier. The Old Testament Roots of Our Faith. Phil...

Haydock: 2 Samuel (Book Introduction) THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL; otherwise called, THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS. INTRODUCTION. This Book contains the transactions of David till the end ...

Gill: 2 Samuel (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 2 SAMUEL This book, in many copies of the Hebrew Bible, is carried on without any new title put unto it; the reason of it is, becau...

Gill: 2 Samuel 8 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 8 This chapter gives a relation of the wars of David with his enemies, and his victories over them, particularly the ...

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