2 Samuel 8:2 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

² And David took the arms of gold, which the servants of Adarezer wore, and brought them to Jerusalem.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And he defeated Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the earth. And he measured with two lines, one to put to death, and one to save alive: and Moab was made to serve David under tribute.

2 Samuel 8:2 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31

And Jonadab said to him: Lie down upon thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father shall come to visit thee, say to him: Let my sister Thamar, I pray thee, come to me, to give me to eat, and to make me a mess, that I may eat it at her hand.

2 Samuel 8:6

1 And king David dedicated them to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all the nations, which he had subdued:

1 Kings 4:21

6 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thou- sand for the saddle.

2 Kings 1:1

But they answered him: A man met us, and said to us: Go, and return to the king, that sent you, and you shall say to him: Thus saith the Lord: Is it because there was no God in Israel that thou sendest to Beelzebub the god of Accaron? Therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed, on which thou art gone up, but then shalt surely die.

2 Kings 17:3

And they walked according to the way of the nations which the Lord had destroyed in the sight of the children of Israel and of the kings of Israel: because they had done in like manner.

1 Chronicles 18:2

And David took the golden quivers which the servants of Adarezer had, and he brought them to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 26:8

3 And the whole army under them three hundred and seven thousand five hundred: who were fit for war, and fought for the king against the enemy.

Psalm 108:9

They have spoken against with deceitful tongues; and they have compassed me about with words of hatred; and have fought against me without cause.

Psalm 18:45

Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge.

Psalm 60:10

For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name.

Psalm 60:8

for thou hast been my hope; a tower of strength against the face of the enemy.

Psalm 83:6

3 O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.

Isaiah 36:16

And he sent Eliacim who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and the ancients of the priests covered with sackcloth, to Isaias the son of Amos the prophet.

Numbers 24:17

2 And thou be chosen of the stock of Cin, how long shalt thou be able to continue? For Assur shall take thee captive.

1 Samuel 10:27

And behold Saul came, following oxen out of the field, and he said: What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabes.

1 Samuel 14:47

2 And there was a great war against the Philistines all the days of Saul. For whomsoever Saul saw to be a valiant man, and fit for war, he took him to himself.

1 Samuel 22:3

That all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one to inform me, especially when even my son hath entered into league with the soil of Isai? There is not one of you that pitieth my case, nor that giveth me any information: because my son hath raised up my servant against me, plotting against me to this day.

1 Samuel 22:4

And Doeg the Edomite who stood by, and was the chief among the servants of Saul, answering, said: I saw the son of Isai, in Nobe with Achimelech the son of Achitob the priest.