2 Samuel 8:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

David also defeated the Moabites. Then he made their soldiers lie down on the ground, and he measured them off with a rope. He would measure off two lengths of the rope and have those men killed, then he would measure off one length and let those men live. The people of Moab had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:31

David made the people of Rabbah tear down the city walls with iron picks and axes, and then he put them to work making bricks. He did the same thing with all the other Ammonite cities. David went back to Jerusalem, and the people of Israel returned to their homes.

2 Samuel 8:6

He left some of his soldiers in Damascus, and the Arameans had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him. Everywhere David went, the LORD helped him win battles.

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon ruled every kingdom between the River Euphrates and the land of the Philistines down to Egypt. These kingdoms paid him taxes as long as he lived.

2 Kings 1:1

Soon after King Ahab of Israel died, the country of Moab rebelled against his son King Ahaziah. One day, Ahaziah fell through the wooden slats around the porch on the flat roof of his palace in Samaria, and he was badly injured. So he sent some messengers to the town of Ekron with orders to ask the god Baalzebub if he would get well.

2 Kings 17:3

During Hoshea's rule, King Shalmaneser of Assyria invaded Israel; he took control of the country and made Hoshea pay taxes.

1 Chronicles 18:2

David also defeated the Moabites, and so they had to accept him as their ruler and pay taxes to him.

2 Chronicles 26:8

Even the Ammonites paid taxes to Uzziah. He became very powerful, and people who lived as far away as Egypt heard about him.

Psalm 108:9

Moab is merely my washbasin, and Edom belongs to me. I shout with victory over the Philistines.”

Psalm 18:45

They have lost all courage, and from their fortresses, they come trembling.

Psalm 60:10

Have you rejected us and deserted our armies?

Psalm 60:8

Moab is merely my washbasin. Edom belongs to me, and I shout in triumph over the Philistines.”

Psalm 83:6

Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites;

Isaiah 36:16

Stop listening to Hezekiah. Pay attention to my king. Surrender to him. He will let you keep your own vineyards, fig trees, and cisterns

Numbers 24:17

“What I saw in my vision hasn't happened yet. But some day, a king of Israel will appear like a star. He will wipe out you Moabites and destroy those tribes who live in the desert.

1 Samuel 10:27

But some worthless fools said, “How can someone like Saul rescue us from our enemies?” They did not want Saul to be their king, and so they didn't bring him any gifts. But Saul kept calm.

1 Samuel 14:47

When Saul became king, the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, the Philistines, and the Amalekites had all been robbing the Israelites. Saul fought back against these enemies and stopped them from robbing Israel. He was a brave commander and always won his battles.

1 Samuel 22:3

David left Adullam Cave and went to the town of Mizpeh in Moab, where he talked with the king of Moab. “Please,” David said, “let my father and mother stay with you until I find out what God will do with me.”

1 Samuel 22:4

So he brought his parents to the king of Moab, and they stayed with him while David was in hiding.