18:2 He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. 1
1 tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”
2 tc Heb “and David placed in Aram of Damascus.” The object נְצִיבִים (nÿtsivim, “garrisons”) appears to have been accidentally omitted from the text. See v. 13, as well as the parallel passage in 2 Sam 8:6, which includes it.
3 tn Or “delivered.”
4 tn Or “wherever he went.”
3 tn Or “delivered.”
4 tn Or “wherever he went.”