2 Samuel 8 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

David Strikes Down Nations

1 Now it happened ^H1961 afterwards ^H310 H3651, that David ^H1732 struck ^H5221 the Philistines ^H6430 and subdued ^H3665 them; and David ^H1732 took ^H3947 [fn]control ^H4964 of the chief ^H4965 city ^H4965 from the hand ^H3027 of the Philistines ^H6430.

2 He also struck ^H5221 Moab ^H4124, and measured ^H4058 them with the line ^H2256, making them lie ^H7901 down ^H7901 on the ground ^H776; and he measured ^H4058 two ^H8147 lines ^H2256 to put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 and one full ^H4393 line ^H2256 to keep ^H2421 alive ^H2421. And the Moabites ^H4124 became ^H1961 servants ^H5650 to David ^H1732, bringing ^H5375 tribute ^H4503.

3 Then David ^H1732 struck ^H5221 Hadadezer ^H1909, the son ^H1121 of Rehob ^H7340 king ^H4428 of Zobah ^H6678, as he went ^H1980 to restore ^H7725 his [fn]power ^H3027 at the [fn]River ^H5104.

4 And David ^H1732 captured ^H3920 from him 1,700 ^{H505 H7651 H3967} horsemen ^H6571 and 20,000 ^H6242 H505 foot ^H7273 soldiers ^H376 H7273; and David ^H1732 hamstrung ^H6131 all ^H3605 the chariot ^H7393 horses ^H7393, but left ^H3498 enough of them for 100 ^H3967 chariots ^H7393. 5 Then the Arameans ^H758 of Damascus ^H1834 came ^H935 to help ^H5826 Hadadezer ^H1909, king ^H4428 of Zobah ^H6678. And David ^H1732 struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 22,000 ^{H6242 H8147 H505} Arameans ^H758. 6 Then David ^H1732 placed ^H7760 garrisons ^H5333 among the Arameans ^H758 of Damascus ^H1834; and the Arameans ^H758 became ^H1961 servants ^H5650 to David ^H1732, bringing ^H5375 tribute ^H4503. And Yahweh ^H3068 granted ^H3467 salvation ^H3467 to David ^H1732 wherever ^H3605 H834 he went ^H1980. 7 And David ^H1732 took ^H3947 the small ^H7982 shields ^H7982 of gold ^H2091 which ^H834 were [fn]carried ^H413 by the servants ^H5650 of Hadadezer ^H1909 and brought ^H935 them to Jerusalem ^H3389. 8 Also from [fn]Betah ^H984 and from Berothai ^H1268, cities ^H5892 of Hadadezer ^H1909, King ^H4428 David ^H1732 took ^H3947 a very ^H3966 large ^H7235 amount of bronze ^H5178.

9 Then Toi ^H8583 king ^H4428 of Hamath ^H2574 heard ^H8085 that David ^H1732 had struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 all ^H3605 the military ^H2428 force ^H2428 of Hadadezer ^H1909, 10 so Toi ^H8583 sent ^H7971 [fn]Joram ^H3141 his son ^H1121 to King ^H4428 David ^H1732 to [fn]greet ^H7592 H7965 him and to bless ^H1288 him, because ^H5921 H834 he had fought ^H3898 against Hadadezer ^H1909 and struck ^H5221 him down ^H5221; for Hadadezer ^H1909 [fn]had been ^H1961 at war ^H4421 with Toi ^H8583. And in [fn]Joram’s hand ^H3027 were articles ^H3627 of silver ^H3701, of gold ^H2091, and of bronze ^H5178. 11 King ^H4428 David ^H1732 also ^H1571 set ^H6942 these apart ^H6942 as ^H6942 holy ^H6942 to Yahweh ^H3068, with the silver ^H3701 and the gold ^H2091 that he had set ^H6942 apart ^H6942 as ^H6942 holy ^H6942 from all ^H3605 the nations ^H1471 which ^H834 he had subdued ^H3533: 12 from [fn]Aram ^H758, Moab ^H4124, the sons ^H1121 of Ammon ^H5983, the Philistines ^H6430, Amalek ^H6002, and from the spoil ^H7998 of Hadadezer ^H1909, son ^H1121 of Rehob ^H7340, king ^H4428 of Zobah ^H6678.

13 So David ^H1732 made ^H6213 a name ^H8034 for himself when he returned ^H7725 from striking ^H5221 down ^H5221 18,000 ^{H8083 H6240 H505} [fn]Arameans ^H758 in the Valley ^H1516 of Salt ^H4417. 14 Then he placed ^H7760 garrisons ^H5333 in Edom ^H123. In all ^H3605 Edom ^H123 he placed ^H7760 garrisons ^H5333, and all ^H3605 the Edomites ^H123 became ^H1961 servants ^H5650 to David ^H1732. And Yahweh ^H3068 granted ^H3467 salvation ^H3467 to David ^H1732 wherever ^H3605 H834 he went ^H1980.

15 So David ^H1732 reigned ^H4427 over ^H5921 all ^H3605 Israel ^H3478; and David ^H1732 was doing ^H6213 justice ^H4941 and righteousness ^H6666 for all ^H3605 his people ^H5971. 16 Now Joab ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah ^H6870 was over ^H5921 the army ^H6635, and Jehoshaphat ^H3092 the son ^H1121 of Ahilud ^H286 was recorder ^H2142; 17 and Zadok ^H6659 the son ^H1121 of Ahitub ^H285 and Ahimelech ^H288 the son ^H1121 of Abiathar ^H54 were priests ^H3548, and Seraiah ^H8304 was scribe ^H5608; 18 and Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada ^H3077 [fn]was over the Cherethites ^H3774 and the Pelethites ^H6432; and the sons ^H1121 of David ^H1732 were [fn]priests ^H3548.