2 Samuel 8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And it will be after this, and David will strike the rovers and subdue them: and David will take the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the rovers. After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
2 And he will smite Moab, and measure them with a cord, laying them down upon the earth; and he will measure with two cords to put to death, and a full cord to save alive. And Moab will be to David for servants, lifting up gifts. And he defeated Moab and he 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 be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3 And David will strike Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to turn back his hand upon the river. David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.
4 And David will take from him a thousand, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David will destroy all the chariots, and he will leave from them a hundred chariots. And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5 And Aram of Damascus will come to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and David will strike of Aram twenty and two thousand men. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
6 And David will put garrisons in Aram of Damascus: and Aram will be to David for servants, lifting up gifts. And Jehovah saved David in all which he went. Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
7 And David will take the shields of gold which were upon the servants of Hadadezer, and he will bring them to Jerusalem. And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze. From Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
9 And Toi, king of Hamath will hear that David smote all the strength of Hadadezer; When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
10 And Toi will send Joram his son to king David to ask him for peace and to bless him, because he fought with Hadadezer and struck him; (for Hadadezer was a man of war with Toi.) And in his hand were vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass: Toi sent his son Joram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze. he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.
11 Also king David consecrated them to Jehovah with the silver and the gold, which he consecrated from all the nations which he subdued: These also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued, King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:
12 From Aram, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the rovers, and from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah. Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And David will make a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand. And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
14 And he will put garrisons in Edom; in all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom will be servants to David. And Jehovah will save David in all which he went. Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
15 And David will reign over all Israel; and David will be doing judgment and justice to all his people. So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people. David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
16 And Joab, son of Zeruiah, over the army; and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, remembering. Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder, Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
17 And Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, the priests; and Seraiah, scribe. and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was secretary, Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;
18 And Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sons of David were priests. and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were priests. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
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