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2 Samuel 8 Brenton's English Septuagint

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  • OT: Septuagint (Greek)
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Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 And it came to pass after this, that David smote the Philistines, and put them to flight, and David took the tribute from out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And David smote Moab, and measured them out with lines, having laid them down on the ground: and there were two lines for slaying, and two lines he kept alive: and Moab became servants to David, yielding tribute.
2 He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3 And David smote Adraazar the son of Raab king of Suba, as he went to extend his power to the river Euphrates.
3 David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
4 And David took a thousand of his chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all his chariot [horses], and he reserved to himself a hundred chariots.
4 David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots.
5 And Syria of Damascus comes to help Adraazar king of Suba, and David smote twenty-two thousand men belonging to the Syrian.
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.
6 And David placed a garrison in Syria near Damascus, and the Syrians became servants and tributaries to David: and the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 And David took the golden bracelets which were on the servants of Adraazar king of Suba, and brought them to Jerusalem. And Susakim king of Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Roboam son of Solomon.
7 David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And king David took from Metebac, and from the choice cities of Adraazar, very much brass: with that Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the lavers, and all the furniture.
8 From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
9 And Thoü the king of Hemath heard that David had smitten all the host of Adraazar.
9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer,
10 And Thoü sent Jedduram his son to king David, to ask him of his welfare, and to congratulate him on his fighting against Adraazar and smiting him, for he was an enemy to Adraazar: and in his hands were vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass.
10 then Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
11 And these king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and with the gold which he consecrated out of all the cities which he conquered,
11 King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued—
12 out of Idumea, and out of Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalec, and from the spoils of Adraazar son of Raab king of Suba.
12 of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And David made [himself] a name: and when he returned he smote Idumea in Gebelem to [the number of] eighteen thousand.
13 David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt.
14 And he set garrisons in Idumea, even in all Idumea: and all the Idumeans were servants to the king. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.
14 He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
15 And David reigned over all Israel: and David wrought judgment and justice over all his people.
15 David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
16 And Joab the son of Saruia [was] over the host; and Josaphat the son of Achilud [was keeper] of the records.
16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,
17 And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech son of Abiathar, [were] priests; and Sasa [was] the scribe,
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, Seraiah was scribe,
18 and Banæas son of Jodaë [was] councillor, and the Chelethite and the Phelethite, and the sons of David, were princes of the court.
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

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Cross references (18)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 18:1–17; 2 Samuel 7:9; 2 Samuel 21:15–22; 2 Samuel 2:24
  2. 2 Numbers 24:17; Psalm 60:8; 1 Samuel 10:27; 2 Samuel 8:6; Judges 3:29–30
  3. 3 1 Samuel 14:47; 2 Samuel 10:16; 2 Samuel 10:19; 1 Chronicles 18:3; 2 Samuel 10:6
  4. 4 Joshua 11:6; Joshua 11:9; Psalm 33:16–17; Deuteronomy 17:16; 1 Chronicles 18:4
  5. 5 1 Kings 11:23–25; Isaiah 31:3; Isaiah 7:8; Job 9:13; Psalm 83:4–8
  6. 6 2 Samuel 8:14; Psalm 18:34–46; 2 Samuel 7:9; Psalm 140:7; 2 Chronicles 17:2
  7. 7 1 Chronicles 18:7; 1 Kings 10:16–17; 1 Kings 14:26–27; 2 Chronicles 9:15–16
  8. 8 1 Chronicles 18:8; 1 Chronicles 29:7; 2 Chronicles 4:1–18; 1 Chronicles 22:14; Ezekiel 47:16
  9. 9 2 Chronicles 8:4; 1 Kings 8:65; 1 Chronicles 18:9; Amos 6:2
  10. 10 1 Samuel 13:10; Psalm 129:8; 1 Chronicles 18:10; Isaiah 39:1; 1 Kings 1:47
  11. 11 1 Kings 7:51; 1 Chronicles 26:26–28; 1 Chronicles 22:14–16; Micah 4:13; 1 Chronicles 18:11
  12. 12 2 Samuel 10:14; 1 Chronicles 18:11; 2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Samuel 5:17–25; 2 Samuel 12:26–31
  13. 13 2 Kings 14:7; 2 Samuel 7:9; 1 Chronicles 18:12; 2 Chronicles 25:11; Psalm 60:1
  14. 14 Genesis 27:29; Genesis 27:37–40; Numbers 24:17–18; 2 Samuel 8:6; Genesis 25:23
  15. 15 Psalm 89:14; Amos 5:15; Psalm 72:2; Psalm 78:71–72; 2 Samuel 5:5
  16. 16 1 Kings 4:3; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 2 Samuel 19:13; 2 Samuel 20:23–24; 1 Chronicles 18:15–17
  17. 17 1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 6:8; 1 Chronicles 16:39; 1 Chronicles 24:3–4; 1 Chronicles 6:53
  18. 18 1 Samuel 30:14; 2 Samuel 20:7; 1 Chronicles 18:17; 2 Samuel 20:23; 2 Samuel 15:18

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