2 Samuel 8:2-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 (A)He [a]defeated (B)Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And (C)the Moabites became servants to David, (D)bringing tribute.
3 Then David [b]defeated (E)Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as (F)he went to restore his [c]rule at the [d]River. 4 David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David (G)hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots.
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- 2 Samuel 8:2 Lit smote
- 2 Samuel 8:3 Lit smote
- 2 Samuel 8:3 Lit hand
- 2 Samuel 8:3 I.e. Euphrates
2 Samuel 8:2-4
New International Version
2 David also defeated the Moabites.(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.(B)
3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer(C) son of Rehob, king of Zobah,(D) when he went to restore his monument at[a] the Euphrates(E) River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers[b] and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung(F) all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 8:3 Or his control along
- 2 Samuel 8:4 Septuagint (see also Dead Sea Scrolls and 1 Chron. 18:4); Masoretic Text captured seventeen hundred of his charioteers
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