2 Samuel 8 NIV ISV Parallel

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1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.

1Sometime later, David defeated and subdued the Philistines, taking Metheg-ammah away from the Philistines.

2David also defeated the Moabites. 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.

2David also conquered Moab, then measured them with a cord, making them lie down on the ground. He executed everyone measured out in each two lengths' measurement of the cord, but spared the ones measured out by every third length. Then the Moabites were placed under servitude to David, and made to pay tribute.

3Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.

3David also attacked King Hadadezer, Rehob's son from Zobah, when he was attempting to restore his hegemony over the Euphrates River.

4David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

4David captured 1,000 of his chariots, 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses except for enough to supply 100 chariots.

5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

5When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.

6He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

6David erected garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, placing the Arameans under servitude to him, and they paid tribute to him.

7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

7David also confiscated the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer's officers and took them to Jerusalem.

8From Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

8He also confiscated a vast quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, cities under Hadadezer's control.

9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

9When King Tou of Hamath learned that David had conquered the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

10he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

10Tou sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory over Hadadezer, because he had been at war with Tou. Joram brought articles of silver, gold, and bronze with him,

11King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:

11and King David dedicated them to the LORD, along with the silver and gold that had been dedicated from all the nations that he had conquered,

12Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

12including from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and spoil from King Hadadezer, Rehob's son from Zobah.

13And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

13David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley.

14He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

14He erected garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subservient to David, while the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

15David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

15David reigned over all of Israel, administering justice and equity to every one of his people.

16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

16Zeruiah's son Joab served in charge of the army, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was his personal archivist,

17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;

17Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Ahimelech were priests, Seraiah was his personal secretary,

18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

18Jehoida's son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, and David's sons were priests.

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