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2 Samuel 8:1-7

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David’s Victories

1 1After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took 2Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 3And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites 4became servants to David and 5brought tribute.
3 David also defeated 6Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of 7Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates.
4 8And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David 9hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots.
5 10And when the 11Syrians of Damascus came to help 12Hadadezer king of 13Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians 14became servants to David and brought tribute. 15And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 And David took 16the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
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2 Samuel 8:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

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 Philistines, Moabites, Syrians, and Edomites, and of the spoils he took from them, and of the presents made to him by others, 2Sa 8:1-14; and of his righteous administration of government, and of the principal officers in his court and camp, 2Sa 8:15-18.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 16

  • 1. 8:1 For ver. 1-18, see 1 Chr. 18:1-17; Ps. 60
  • 2. 8:1 [1 Chr. 18:1]
  • 3. 8:2 Num. 24:17
  • 4. 8:2 ver. 6, 14; [Ps. 60:8]
  • 5. 8:2 [1 Sam. 10:27; 2 Kgs. 17:3; Ps. 72:10]
  • 6. 8:3 [ch. 10:16, 19; 1 Chr. 18:3]
  • 7. 8:3 ch. 10:6; 1 Sam. 14:47; 1 Kgs. 11:23
  • 8. 8:4 [1 Chr. 18:4]
  • 9. 8:4 See Josh. 11:6
  • 10. 8:5 [1 Kgs. 11:23-25]
  • 11. 8:5 See Josh. 11:6
  • 12. 8:5 [See ver. 3 above]
  • 13. 8:5 [See ver. 3 above]
  • 14. 8:6 ver. 2, 14
  • 15. 8:6 ver. 14
  • 16. 8:7 [2 Kgs. 11:10; 2 Chr. 23:9; Song 4:4]
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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