2 Samuel 8
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
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.
4And 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.
5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
10Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
11Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
12Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
18And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- דָּוִדDâvidH173221× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- אֵתʼêthH85313× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- בֵּןbênH112110× in this chapter
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
- הָיָהhâyâhH19619× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- כֹּלkôlH36059× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- הֲדַדְעֶזֶרHădadʻezerH19098× in this chapter
Hadadezer, a Syrian king
- מֶלֶךְmelekH44287× in this chapter
a king
- נָכָהnâkâhH52217× in this chapter
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- אֲרָםʼĂrâmH7586× in this chapter
Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8346× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- אֶלֶףʼelephH5054× in this chapter
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- עֶבֶדʻebedH56504× in this chapter
a servant
- אֱדֹםʼĔdômH1233× in this chapter
Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him
- הָלַךְhâlakH19803× in this chapter
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- זָהָבzâhâbH20913× in this chapter
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- חֶבֶלchebelH22563× in this chapter
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
- יָדyâdH30273× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30683× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- כְּלִיkᵉlîyH36273× in this chapter
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- אִישׁʼîyshH3763× in this chapter
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)
- לָקַחlâqachH39473× in this chapter
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- מוֹאָבMôwʼâbH41243× in this chapter
Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
- נְצִיבnᵉtsîybH53333× in this chapter
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
- עַלʻalH59213× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- פְּלִשְׁתִּיPᵉlishtîyH64303× in this chapter
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
- צוֹבָאTsôwbâʼH66783× in this chapter
Zoba or Zobah, a region of Syria
- שׂוּםsûwmH77603× in this chapter
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- תֹּעוּTôʻûwH85833× in this chapter
Tou or Toi, a Syrian king
- דַּמֶּשֶׂקDammeseqH18342× in this chapter
Damascus, a city of Syria
- יָשַׁעyâshaʻH34672× in this chapter
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
- כֹּהֵןkôhênH35482× in this chapter
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
- כִּיkîyH35882× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- כֶּסֶףkeçephH37012× in this chapter
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- מֵאָהmêʼâhH39672× in this chapter
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- מָדַדmâdadH40582× in this chapter
properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended
- אֵלʼêlH4132× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- מִןminH44802× in this chapter
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
- מִנְחָהminchâhH45032× in this chapter
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
- מֶתֶג הָאַמָּהMetheg hâ-ʼAmmâhH49652× in this chapter
Metheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of Gath
- נְחֹשֶׁתnᵉchôshethH51782× in this chapter
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)