2Sa 8:2 | HCSB | STEP | He also defeated the Moabites , and after making them lie down on the ground , he measured them off with a cord . He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive . So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute .

2 Samuel 8:2

2 He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. ^a