2 Samuel 8:1

And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

In Context

2And he smiteth Moab, and measureth them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measureth two lines to put to death, and the fulness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are to David for servants, bearers of a present.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 2:24And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun hath gone in, and they have come in unto the height of Ammah, which [is] on the front of Giah, the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

2 Samuel 5:25And David doth so, as Jehovah commanded him, and smiteth the Philistines from Geba unto thy coming to Gazer.

2 Samuel 21:15And again have the Philistines war with Israel, and David goeth down, and his servants with him, and they fight with the Philistines; and David is weary,

Psalms 60:2Thou hast caused the land to tremble, Thou hast broken it, Heal its breaches, for it hath moved.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 8:1

David having sought first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, settling the ark as soon as he was himself well settled, we are here told how all other things were added to him. Here is an account, I. Of his conquests. He triumphed, 1. Over the Philistines, ver. 1 . 2. Over the Moabites, ver. 2 . 3. Over the king of Zobah, ver. 3, 4 . 4. Over the Syrians, ver. 5-8 , 13 . 5. Over the Edomites, ver. 14 . II. Of the presents that were brought him and the wealth he got from the nations he subdued, which he… Read the whole commentary →

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