2 Samuel 8:6 - Easy To Read Version

⁶ Then David put groups of soldiers in Damascus, Aram. The Arameans became David’s servants and brought tribute. [56] The Lord gave victory to David in every place he went.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ David put garrisons in Syrian Damascus, and the Syrians became [his] servants and brought tribute. The Lord preserved and gave victory to David wherever he went.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

Common English Bible

⁶ David set up forts among the Arameans of Damascus. And the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought him tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ And David positioned a garrison in Syria of Damascus. And Syria served David under tribute. And the Lord assisted David in all things whatsoever that he set out to accomplish.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and Syria served David under tribute. And the Lord preserved David in all his enterprises, whithersoever he went.

2 Samuel 8:6 Cross References

2 Samuel 10:19

The kings that served Hadadezer [62] saw that the Israelites had defeated them. So they made peace with the Israelites and became their servants. The Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites again.

2 Samuel 23:14

Another time, David was in the fortress, [152] and a group of Philistines soldiers was in Bethlehem.

2 Samuel 3:18

Now do it! The Lord was talking about David when he said, ‘I will save my people the Israelites from the Philistines and all their other enemies. I will do this through my servant David.’”

2 Samuel 5:10

David became stronger and stronger because the Lord All-Powerful was with him.

2 Samuel 7:9

I have been with you every place you went. I have defeated your enemies for you. I will make you one of the most famous people on earth.

2 Samuel 8:14

David put groups of soldiers in Edom. He put these groups of soldiers through all the land of Edom. All the people of Edom became servants of David. The Lord gave victory to David every place he went.

2 Samuel 8:2

David also defeated the people of Moab. At that time he forced them to lie on the ground. Then he used a rope to separate them into rows. Two rows of men were killed, but the whole third row was allowed to live. In that way, the people of Moab became servants of David. They paid tribute [53] to him.

2 Samuel 8:7

David took the gold shields that had belonged to Hadadezer’s servants. David took those shields and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistine people. His kingdom went as far as the border of Egypt. These countries sent gifts to Solomon and they obeyed him all of his life. [19]

2 Kings 1:1

After Ahab died, Moab broke away from Israel’s rule.

2 Kings 14:28

All the great things that Jeroboam did are written in the book The History of the Kings of Israel. This includes the story about Jeroboam winning back Damascus and Hamath for Israel. (These cities had belonged to Judah.)

2 Kings 18:7

The Lord was with Hezekiah. Hezekiah was successful in everything he did.

2 Kings 3:4

Mesha was the king of Moab. Mesha owned many sheep. Mesha gave the wool of 100,000 lambs and 100,000 rams [17] to the king of Israel.

1 Chronicles 18:13

Abishai also put fortresses {\cf2\super [202]} in Edom and all the Edomite people became David’s servants. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went.

2 Chronicles 17:2

He put groups of soldiers in all the towns of Judah that were made into fortresses. {\cf2\super [204]} Jehoshaphat built fortresses in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa captured.

Psalm 140:7

Lord, you are my strong Master.\par You are my Savior.\par You are like a helmet protecting my head in battle.\par

1 Samuel 13:3

Jonathan defeated the Philistines at their camp in Geba. The Philistines heard about this. They said, “The Hebrews have rebelled.”

1 Samuel 14:1

That day, Saul’s son Jonathan was talking with the young man who carried his weapons. Jonathan said, “Let’s go to the Philistine camp on the other side {of the valley}.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.

1 Samuel 14:15

All of the Philistine soldiers became scared—the soldiers in the field, the soldiers in the camp, and the soldiers at the fort. Even the bravest soldiers were scared. The ground began to shake and that really scared the Philistine soldiers!

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to his young helper who carried his weapons, “Come on, let’s go to the camp of those foreigners. [129] Maybe the Lord will use us to defeat these people! Nothing can stop the Lord—it doesn’t matter if we have many soldiers or just a few soldiers.”