2 Samuel
2 Samuel 8
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2 Samuel 8 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And after this it came to pass, that smote the , and subdued them: and took -ammah out of the hand of the . And he smote , and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the became ’s servants, and brought gifts. smote also , the son of , king of , as he went to recover his border at the river . And took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and houghed all the horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of came to succour king of , slew of the two and twenty thousand men. Then garrisons in of : and the became servants to , and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved whithersoever he went. And took the shields of gold that were the servants of , and brought them to . And from , and from , cities of , king took exceeding much brass. When king of heard that had smitten all the host of , Then sent his son unto king , to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against , and smitten him: for had wars with . And brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: Which also king did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; Of , and of , and of the children of , and of the , and of , and of the spoil of , son of , king of . And gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. And he garrisons in ; throughout all he garrisons, and all they of became ’s servants. And the LORD preserved whithersoever he went. And reigned over all ; and executed judgment and justice unto all his people. And the son of was over the host; and the son of was recorder; And the son of , and the son of , were the priests; and was the scribe; And the son of was over both the and the ; and ’s sons were chief rulers.