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2 Samuel 8
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 David Massacres the Moabites
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| 8:1
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued
them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
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| 8:2
And he smote Moab, and
measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with
two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive.
And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. |
(8:2-4) David kills two thirds of the Moabites and
makes the rest slaves. He also cripples the captured horses.
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| 8:3
David smote also
Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his
border at the river Euphrates. |
 22,000 Aramaeans Killed
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| 8:4
And David took from
him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty
thousand footmen: and David houghed all the
chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. |
David took 700 horsemen. Or was it 7000?
How many horsemen did David take?
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| 8:5
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David
slew of the Syrians two
and twenty thousand men. |
(8:5-6, 14) "David slew of the Syrians two
and twenty thousand men ... and the Lord preserved David withersoever he went."
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| 8:6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became
servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever
he went.
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| 8:7
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer,
and brought them to Jerusalem. |
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| 8:8
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took
exceeding much brass. |
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| 8:9
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of
Hadadezer, |
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| 8:10
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless
him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer
had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels
of gold, and vessels of brass: |
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| 8:11
Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold
that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; |
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| 8:12
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the
Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob,
king of Zobah. |
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| 8:13
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in
the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. |
 Edomites
Males Exterminated
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| 8:14
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and
all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
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| 8:15
And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice
unto all his people. |
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| 8:16
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of
Ahilud was recorder; |
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| 8:17
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah
was the scribe; |
Was Abiathar the father or the son of Ahimelech?
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| 8:18
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the
Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
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