2Sa 8:13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 8:13-14: 8:13-14 These two verses highlight three of David’s war policies: (1) inflict heavy damage on the enemy ( 18,000 casualties); (2) reduce them to vassalage (they became David’s subjects ); (3) place army garrisons in the conquered territory to maintain control over them. • Edomites: This name is very similar to Arameans in old Hebrew script. Edomites is more likely, however, because the Valley of Salt (the Dead Sea area) was adjacent to Edomite, not Aramean, territory.

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‏ 2 Samuel 8:13

Summary for 2Sam 8:13-14: 8:13-14 ^a These two verses highlight three of David’s war policies: (1) inflict heavy damage on the enemy (18,000 casualties); (2) reduce them to vassalage (they became David’s subjects); (3) place army garrisons in the conquered territory to maintain control over them.

• Edomites: This name is very similar to Arameans in old Hebrew script. Edomites is more likely, however, because the Valley of Salt (the Dead Sea area) was adjacent to Edomite, not Aramean, territory.