2Sa 8:1 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now it happened afterward that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines .

2 Samuel 8:1

David’s Triumphs

1 ^aNow it happened afterward that David ^{▼▼Lit struck}defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took ^{▼▼Lit the bridle of the mother city}control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.