2 Samuel 8:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Davidדָּוִ֜ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֨ד
(vai·yil·kod)
3920: to capture, seize, takea prim. root
from him 1,700אֶ֤לֶף
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔ים
(pa·ra·shim,)
6571b: horsemanfrom the same as parash
and 20,000וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים
(ve·'es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
footרַגְלִ֑י
(rag·li;)
7273: on footfrom the same as regel
soldiers;אִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
and Davidדָּוִד֙
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
hamstrung 
 
6136b: to hamstringdenominative verb from eqer
the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶב
(ha·re·chev,)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
horses,רָֽכֶב׃
(ra·chev.)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
but reservedוַיֹּותֵ֥ר
(vai·yo·v·ter)
3498: to remain overa prim. root
[enough] of them for 100מֵ֥אָה
(me·'ah)
3967: hundreda prim. root
chariots. 
 
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab


















KJV Lexicon
And David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
took
lakad  (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
from him a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
chariots and seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
horsemen
parash  (paw-rawsh')
a steed; also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry -- horseman.
and twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
footmen
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
ragliy  (rag-lee')
a footman (soldier) -- (on) foot(-man).
and David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
houghed
`aqar  (aw-kar')
to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminate -- dig down, hough, pluck up, root up.
all the chariot
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
horses but reserved
yathar  (yaw-thar')
to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve
of them for an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
chariots
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots.

King James Bible
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David captured 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers from him, and he hamstrung all the horses and kept 100 chariots.

International Standard Version
David captured 1,000 of his chariots, 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses except for enough to supply 100 chariots.

NET Bible
David seized from him 1,700 charioteers and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David took 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers from him. David also disabled all but 100 of their horses so that they couldn't pull chariots.

King James 2000 Bible
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
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