2Sa 8:1-6 | 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 8:1-6

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.

2 ^dAnd He ^{▼▼Lit struck}defeated ^fMoab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and a full line to keep alive. And ^gthe Moabites became servants to David, ^hbringing tribute.

3 Then David ^{▼▼Lit struck}defeated ^jHadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as ^khe went to restore his ^{▼▼Lit hand}power at the Euphrates River. 4 And David captured from him ^{▼▼Here LXX reads as 1 Chr 18:4; partial DSS text appears to also}1,700 horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David ⁿhamstrung almost all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for a hundred chariots. 5 When ^othe Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David ^{▼▼Lit struck}killed twenty-two thousand men among the Arameans. 6 Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and ^qthe Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And ^rthe Lord helped David wherever he went.