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2 Samuel 8 Berean Standard Bible

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1 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. 2 David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. 3 David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River. 4 David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots. 5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men. 6 Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. 7 And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze. 9 When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 10 he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze, 11 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— 12 from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 14 He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. 15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people: 16 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; 17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe; 18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.

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  • Ahilud

    Father of the recorder Jehoshaphat

    Named as the father of Jehoshaphat, David's recorder.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3

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  • Ahimelech

    Priest, son of Abiathar

    Named with Zadok as a priest in David's administration and called the son of Abiathar.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 24:3

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  • Ahitub

    Priest, son of Amariah

    Son of Amariah in Aaron's priestly line and father of Zadok, David's priest.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 6:7; 1 Chronicles 6:52

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  • Benaiah

    Commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites

    Son of Jehoiada from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits who killed two Moabite champions, a lion in a pit and a huge Egyptian, and whom David set over his guard and the Cherethites…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 20:23; 2 Samuel 23:20

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  • David

    King of Israel

    The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6

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  • Hadadezer

    King of Zobah

    King of Zobah, son of Rehob, whom David defeated at the Euphrates and whose Aramean allies from Damascus and beyond the Euphrates were also beaten.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:3; 2 Samuel 8:5; 2 Samuel 10:16

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  • Jehoiada

    Father of Benaiah

    Named as the father of Benaiah, the commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Kings 1:8

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  • Jehoshaphat

    David's recorder

    Son of Ahilud, listed as the recorder in David's administration.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3

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  • Joram

    Son of King Toi of Hamath

    Son of Toi, sent to greet David and bless him with articles of silver, gold and bronze, which David dedicated to the LORD.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:10; 1 Chronicles 18:10

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  • Rehob

    Father of Hadadezer

    Named as the father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:3

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  • Seraiah

    David's scribe

    Listed as the scribe in David's administration (called Shavsha in 1 Chronicles 18:16).

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16

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  • Toi

    King of Hamath

    King of Hamath, who had been at war with Hadadezer and sent his son Joram to greet David and bless him after David defeated Hadadezer.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:9; 2 Samuel 8:10; 1 Chronicles 18:9

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  • Zadok

    Priest under David

    Son of Ahitub and a priest alongside Abiathar in David's administration, who with the Levites carried the ark when David fled Jerusalem and returned it to the city at David's…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 15:24; 2 Samuel 15:25

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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

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences