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2 Samuel 8:1 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 8 · verse 1
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.2 Samuel 8:1 · King James Version
2 Samuel 8:1 in context
1And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2And 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.
3David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- MethegammahMetheg hâ-ʼAmmâhMetheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of GathH4965 →
- subduedkânaʻproperly, to bend the kneeH3665 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
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God had given David rest from all his enemies that opposed him and made head against him; and he having made a good use of that rest, has now commission given him to make war upon them, and to act offensively for the avenging of Israel's quarrels and the recovery of their rights;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8