2 Samuel 8:2

8:2 He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. ¹  The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. ² 

2 Samuel 8:8-11

8:8 From Tebah ³  and Berothai, Hadadezer’s cities, King David took a great deal of bronze.

8:9 When King Toi ⁴  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 8:10 he ⁵  sent his son Joram ⁶  to King David to extend his best wishes ⁷  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer. ⁸  He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze. ⁹  8:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ¹⁰  along with the dedicated silver and gold that he had taken from ¹¹  all the nations that he had subdued,

¹ tn Heb “and he measured [with] two [lengths] of rope to put to death and [with] the fullness of the rope to keep alive.”

² tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”

³ tn Heb “Betah” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV), but the name should probably be corrected to “Tebah.” See the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:8.

⁵ tn The name is spelled “Tou” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:9. NIV adopts the spelling “Tou” here.

⁷ tn Heb “Toi.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn The name appears as “Hadoram” in the parallel text in 1 Chr 18:10.

⁹ tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Toi.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and in his hand were items of silver and items of gold and items of bronze.”

⁹ tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from.”