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.
The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.
2 Samuel 8:1
David Subjugates Nearby Nations
8:1 Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.
2 Samuel 4:1
Ish-bosheth is killed
4:1 When Ish-bosheth the son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he was very disheartened, and all Israel was afraid.
2 Samuel 10:1-2
David and the Ammonites
10:1 Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him.
10:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal to me.” So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father’s death. When David’s servants entered the land of the Ammonites,
2 Samuel 17:5
17:5 But Absalom said, “Call for
Hushai the Arkite, and let’s hear what he has to say.”
Psalms 72:10
72:10 The kings of Tarshish and the coastlands will offer gifts;
the kings of Sheba and Seba will bring tribute.
Matthew 2:11
2:11 As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down
and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense,
and myrrh.