2 Samuel 8:2 - The Scriptures 1998

² He also smote Mo’aḇ

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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

Numbers 24:17

“I see Him, but not now; I observe Him, but not near. A Star shall come out of Yaʽ

Psalm 60:8

“Mo’aḇ

2 Samuel 8:6

Then Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 10:27

But the sons of Beliyaʽ

Isaiah 36:16

“Do not listen to Ḥ

Psalm 108:9

“Mo’aḇ

2 Chronicles 26:8

And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziyahu. And his name spread as far as the entrance of Mitsrayim, for he strengthened himself greatly.

1 Chronicles 18:2

And he smote the Mo’aḇ

2 Kings 17:3

Shalmaneser sovereign of Ashshur came up against him. And Hoshĕ

2 Kings 1:1

And Mo’aḇ

2 Samuel 12:31

And he brought out the people who were in it, and set them to the saw and to sharp instruments of iron and to axes of iron, and made them pass over to the brick works. And so he did with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 14:47

And Sha’ul took the reign over Yisra’ĕ

Psalm 83:6

The tents of Eḏ

1 Samuel 22:3

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 22:4

And he left them with the sovereign of Mo’aḇ

1 Kings 4:21

And Shelomoh was ruling over all reigns from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Mitsrayim. They did taskwork and served Shelomoh all the days of his life.

Psalm 18:45

The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their strongholds.

Psalm 60:10

Have not You, O Elohim, rejected us? And You do not go out, O Elohim, With our armies!