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2 Samuel 8:6 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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 8:6

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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.

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

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.

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

8 From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

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Related Verses

1 Chronicles 18:6

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"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."

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1 Chronicles 18:13

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"He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went."

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2 Samuel 10:17

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"David was told that; and he gathered all Israel together, passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David and fought with him."

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1 Kings 11:24

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"He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus and lived there, and reigned in Damascus."

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2 Chronicles 24:23

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"At the end of the year, the army of the Syrians came up against him. They came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all their plunder to the king of Damascus."

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Isaiah 7:2

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"David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind."

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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 8:2

"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."

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 8:7

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

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