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2 Samuel 8:1-18

8:1

And after
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this it came to pass, that David
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smote
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the Philistines
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and subdued
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them: and David
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took
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Methegammah
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out of the hand
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of the Philistines
<06430>_.

{Methegammah: or, the bridle of Ammah}

8:2

And he smote
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Moab
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and measured
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them with a line
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casting them down
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to the ground
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even with two
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lines
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measured
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he to put to death
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and with one full
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line
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to keep alive
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And [so] the Moabites
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became David's
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servants
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[and] brought
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gifts
<04503>_.

8:3

David
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smote
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also Hadadezer
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the son
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of Rehob
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king
<04428>

of Zobah
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as he went
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to recover
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his border
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at the river
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Euphrates
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{Hadadezer: or, Hadarezer}

8:4

And David
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took
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from him a thousand
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[chariots], and seven
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hundred
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horsemen
<06571>_,

and twenty
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thousand
<0505>

footmen
<0376> <07273>_:

and David
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houghed
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all the chariot
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[horses], but reserved
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of them [for] an hundred
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chariots
<07393>_.

{from...: or, of his chariots}

8:5

And when the Syrians
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of Damascus
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came
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to succour
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Hadadezer
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king
<04428>

of Zobah
<06678>_,

David
<01732>

slew
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of the Syrians
<0758>

two
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and twenty
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thousand
<0505>

men
<0376>_.

8:6

Then David
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put
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garrisons
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in Syria
<0758>

of Damascus
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and the Syrians
<0758>

became servants
<05650>

to David
<01732>_,

[and] brought
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gifts
<04503>_.

And the LORD
<03068>

preserved
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David
<01732>

whithersoever he went
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8:7

And David
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took
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the shields
<07982>

of gold
<02091>

that were on the servants
<05650>

of Hadadezer
<01909>_,

and brought
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them to Jerusalem
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8:8

And from Betah
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and from Berothai
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cities
<05892>

of Hadadezer
<01909>_,

king
<04428>

David
<01732>

took
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exceeding
<03966>

much
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brass
<05178>_.

8:9

When Toi
<08583>

king
<04428>

of Hamath
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heard
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that David
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had smitten
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all the host
<02428>

of Hadadezer
<01909>_,

8:10

Then Toi
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sent
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Joram
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his son
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unto king
<04428>

David
<01732>_,

to salute
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him, and to bless
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him, because he had fought
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against Hadadezer
<01909>_,

and smitten
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him: for Hadadezer
<01909>

had wars
<0376> <04421>

with Toi
<08583>_.

And [Joram] brought with him
<03027>

vessels
<03627>

of silver
<03701>_,

and vessels
<03627>

of gold
<02091>_,

and vessels
<03627>

of brass
<05178>_:

{Joram: also called, Hadoram} {salute...: Heb. ask him of peace} {had wars...: Heb. was a man of wars with} {brought...: Heb. in his hand were}

8:11

Which also king
<04428>

David
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did dedicate
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unto the LORD
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with the silver
<03701>

and gold
<02091>

that he had dedicated
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of all nations
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which he subdued
<03533> (8765)_;

8:12

Of Syria
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and of Moab
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and of the children
<01121>

of Ammon
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and of the Philistines
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and of Amalek
<06002>_,

and of the spoil
<07998>

of Hadadezer
<01909>_,

son
<01121>

of Rehob
<07340>_,

king
<04428>

of Zobah
<06678>_.

8:13

And David
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gat
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[him] a name
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when he returned
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from smiting
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of the Syrians
<0758>

in the valley
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of salt
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[being] eighteen
<08083> <06240>

thousand
<0505>

[men]. {smiting: Heb. his smiting}

8:14

And he put
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garrisons
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in Edom
<0123>_;

throughout all Edom
<0123>

put
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he garrisons
<05333>_,

and all they of Edom
<0123>

became David's
<01732>

servants
<05650>_.

And the LORD
<03068>

preserved
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David
<01732>

whithersoever he went
<01980> (8804)_.

8:15

And David
<01732>

reigned
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over all Israel
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and David
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executed
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judgment
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and justice
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unto all his people
<05971>_.

8:16

And Joab
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the son
<01121>

of Zeruiah
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[was] over the host
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and Jehoshaphat
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the son
<01121>

of Ahilud
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[was] recorder
<02142> (8688)_;

{recorder: or, remembrancer, or, writer of chronicles}

8:17

And Zadok
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the son
<01121>

of Ahitub
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and Ahimelech
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the son
<01121>

of Abiathar
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[were] the priests
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and Seraiah
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[was] the scribe
<05608> (8802)_;

{scribe: or, secretary}

8:18

And Benaiah
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the son
<01121>

of Jehoiada
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[was over] both the Cherethites
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and the Pelethites
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and David's
<01732>

sons
<01121>

were chief rulers
<03548>_.

{chief rulers: or, princes}