2 Samuel 8:1-2

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David Wins Many Wars

8 Later David defeated the Philistines and took control of a large area of land around Gath.^{[a] 2} He also defeated the Moabites. He forced them to lie on the ground in a long row. Using a rope to measure, those within two lengths of the rope were killed and those within every third length were allowed to live. So the Moabites became servants of David and paid tribute to him.