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2 Samuel 8:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute. "

2 Samuel 8:2

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1 After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

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

3 David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

4 David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots.

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1 Chronicles 18:2

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"He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute."

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1 Samuel 22:4

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"He brought them before the king of Moab; and they lived with him all the time that David was in the stronghold."

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"David did as God commanded him; and they attacked the army of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gezer."

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1 Samuel 19:8

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"There was war again. David went out and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him."

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1 Kings 11:15

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"For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom"

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2 Samuel 8:1

"After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines."

2 Samuel 8:3

"David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River."

2 Samuel 8:4

"David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots."

2 Samuel 8:5

"When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians."

2 Samuel 8:6

"Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went."

2 Samuel 8:7

"David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem."

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