65Or, Metheg-hammah out of the hand
8: 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
8: 3 David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at 66the River.
66Sept. Aram., Vg. read the river Euphrates. [This meaning is implied by the Massoretic text.]
8: 4 And David took from him 67a thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
67So Massoretic, Vg. (Aram). But Sept. reads a thousand chariots, seven thousand horses, and twenty thousand footmen. Compare 1Chr 18:4
8: 5 And when 68the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
68Hb. Aram (both times) Similarly twice in vs. 5.
8: 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah 69gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
69Or, saved David Also in vs. 14.
8: 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.70
70Sept. (4QSama) add which, later on, were also taken by Shishak king of Egypt, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon.
8: 8 And from 71Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much copper.
71In 1Chr 18:8, Tibhath
8: 9 And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
8: 10 then Toi sent 72Joram his son unto king David, to 73salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer 74had wars with Toi. And 75Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of copper:
72In 1Chr 18:10, Hadoram
73Hb. ask him of his welfare,
74Hb. was a man of wars with Toi.
75Hb. in his hand were vessels of silver,
8: 11 these also did king David sanctify unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he sanctified of all the nations which he subdued;
8: 12 of 76Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
76Hb. Aram, Similarly in vs. 13.
8: 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.
8: 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
8: 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
8: 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was 77recorder;
77Or, chronicler;
8: 17 and 78Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was 79scribe;
78Ten generations from Aaron. See 1Chr 6:4-8.
79Or, secretary;
8: 18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, 80was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were 81chief ministers.
80So Vg. As in ch. 20:23, and 1Chr 18:17. Massoretic, (Sept.) read and the Cherethites etc. See footnote on ch. 20:7.
81Or, priests.
