2 Samuel 8:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 8
Summary of David’s Wars. 1 (A)After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took…[a] from the Philistines.
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- 8:1 David took…: the original Hebrew seems irretrievable. The transmitted text gives “the bridle of the cubit”; 1 Chr 18:1 understood “Gath and its towns”; others implausibly read “dominion of the capital city.”
2 Samuel 8:1
New International Version
David’s Victories(A)
8 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines(B) and subdued(C) them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
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