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2 Samuel 8
David's Wars
81After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ha'ammah[] from the control of the Philistines.
2He defeated Moab and measured the men with a length of rope after making them lie down on the ground. He measured two lengths to be put to death and one full length to live. The Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.
3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control[] at the river Euphrates. 4David captured seventeen hundred charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers[] from him. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but he left enough horses for a hundred chariots. 5Arameans from Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, but David killed twenty-two thousand men in Aram.[] 6Then David put garrisons in Damascus in the land of Aram, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought tribute.
The Lord gave victory to David everywhere he went.
7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officials of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8From Betah and Berothai,[] cities of Hadadezer, King David took large amounts of bronze.
9Toi[] king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer. 10So Toi sent his son Joram[] to King David to petition him for peace and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, because Toi had been at war with Hadadezer. In his hand he brought items made of silver and items of gold and items of bronze.
11King David dedicated these things to the Lord along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued: 12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13David made a name for himself when he returned from striking eighteen thousand Edomites[] in the Valley of Salt. 14He put garrisons in Edom, in all of it, and all the Edomites became subject to David.
The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. 15David was king over all Israel, and he treated all his people with justice and fairness.
David's Officials
16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army.
17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests.
Seraiah was the secretary.
18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and the Pelethites.
Footnotes
- 8:1 This name, which may mean bridle of the mother city, seems to be a name for Gath. See 1 Chronicles 18:1.
- 8:3 Literally his hand. The Hebrew word for hand can also mean monument.
- 8:4 In 1 Chronicles 18:4 different statistics are reported.
- 8:5 The land of Aram and the Aramean kingdoms occupied the territory of present-day Syria.
- 8:8 The parallel in 1 Chronicles 18:8 has different names for these cities.
- 8:9 Also called Tou in 1 Chronicles 18
- 8:10 Also called Hadoram in 1 Chronicles 18:10
- 8:13 The translation Edomites follows the reading of a few Hebrew manuscripts and some ancient versions. Most Hebrew manuscripts have the reading Arameans. In Hebrew script Edom and Aram look almost alike. The parallel text in 1 Chronicles 18:12 also identifies these enemies as Edomites.
- 8:16 This official also served as a spokesman and chief of protocol. Like the secretary, he was the equivalent of a cabinet-level official.
- 8:18 The Hebrew word cohen usually means priest, that is, a spiritual minister. David's sons could not legitimately serve as priests since they were not Levites, so the term ministers here must be used in the European sense, to refer to ministers of state. In 1 Chronicles 18:17 these officials are called chief advisors at the side of the king.