2Sa 8:1 | HCSB | STEP | After this , David defeated the Philistines , subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from Philistine control .

2 Samuel 8:1

1 After this, David defeated the Philistines, ^a subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah ^{▼▼Or took control of the mother city; Hb obscure} from Philistine control. ^{▼▼LXX reads them, and David took tribute out of the hand of the Philistines
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