2 Samuel 8:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one full length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² He defeated Moab, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And he smote 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. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

Common English Bible

² David also defeated the Moabites and made them lie on the ground, measuring them with a rope. He measured two rope lengths for those who were to be killed and one rope length for those who were to be spared. The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought him tribute.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And he struck Moab, and he measured them with a line, leveling them to the ground. Now he measured with two lines, one to kill, and one to keep alive. And Moab was made to serve David under tribute.

2 Samuel 8:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31

He removed the people who were in the city and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to labour at brickmaking.  He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 8:6

Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon ruled all the kingdoms from the River Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.  They offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

2 Kings 1:1

After Ahab’s death, Moab  rebelled against Israel.

2 Kings 17:3

King Shalmaneser  of Assyria attacked him,  and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.

1 Chronicles 18:2

He also defeated the Moabites, and they became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

2 Chronicles 26:8

The Ammonites  paid tribute to Uzziah,  and his fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for God made him very powerful.

Isaiah 36:16

Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Make peace  with me and surrender to me. Then every one of you may eat from his own vine and his own fig tree  and drink water from his own cistern

Numbers 24:17

I see him, but not now; I perceive him, but not near. A star will come from Jacob, and a sceptre will arise from Israel. He will smash the forehead  of Moab and strike down  all the Shethites.

1 Samuel 10:27

But some wicked men said, ‘How can this man save us? ’ They despised him and did not bring him a gift,  but Saul said nothing.  ,

1 Samuel 14:47

When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites,  Edom, the kings of Zobah,  and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.

1 Samuel 22:3

From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab where he said to the king of Moab, ‘Please let my father and mother stay with you until I know what God will do for me.’

1 Samuel 22:4

So he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.