2 Samuel 8:1-6

David's Triumphs

1 ¹Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.

2 ²He defeated ³Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And ⁴the Moabites became servants to David, ⁵bringing tribute.

3 Then David defeated ⁶Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as ⁷he went to restore his rule at the River.

4 David captured from him 1,700 * * horsemen and 20,000 * foot soldiers *; and David ⁸hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots.

5 When ⁹the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 * * Arameans.

6 Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and ¹⁰the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And ¹¹the LORD helped David wherever * he went.

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2 Samuel 8:1-6 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

Cross References 11

1. 1 Chronicles 18
2. Numbers 24:17
3. 1 Samuel 22:3, 4
4. 2 Samuel 8:6; 1 Kings 4:21
5. 2 Kings 3:4; 2 Kings 17:3
6. 1 Samuel 14:47; 2 Samuel 10:16, 19
7. 2 Samuel 10:15-19
8. Joshua 11:6, 9
9. 1 Kings 11:23-25
10. 2 Samuel 8:2
11. 2 Samuel 3:18

Footnotes 7

[a]. Lit "smote"
[b]. Lit "the bridle of the mother city"
[c]. Lit "smote"
[d]. Lit "smote"
[e]. Lit "hand"
[f]. I.e. Euphrates
[g]. Lit "smote"