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2 Samuel 8:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Samuel 8:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 He also defeated the Moabites and, making them lie down on the ground, measured them off with a cord; he measured two lengths of cord for those who were to be put to death, and one length[a] for those who were to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 David also struck down King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah, as he went to restore his monument[b] at the river Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot-soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for a hundred chariots.
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- 2 Samuel 8:2 Heb one full length
- 2 Samuel 8:3 Compare 1 Sam 15.12 and 2 Sam 18.18
2 Samuel 8:2-4
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
2 Samuel 8:2-4
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
2 También derrotó a Moab(A), y los midió con cordel, haciéndolos tenderse en tierra. Midió dos cordeles para darles muerte, y un cordel entero para dejarlos vivos. Y los moabitas fueron siervos de David(B), trayéndole tributo(C).
3 David derrotó también a Hadad Ezer, hijo de Rehob, rey de Soba(D), cuando este iba a restaurar su dominio[a] en el Río[b](E). 4 David le tomó 1,700 hombres de a caballo y 20,000 soldados de a pie. David desjarretó los caballos de los carros(F), pero dejó suficientes de ellos para 100 carros.
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2 Samuel 8:2-4
New International Version
2 Samuel 8:2-4
New International Version
2 David also defeated the Moabites.(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.(B)
3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer(C) son of Rehob, king of Zobah,(D) when he went to restore his monument at[a] the Euphrates(E) River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers[b] and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung(F) all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
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- 2 Samuel 8:3 Or his control along
- 2 Samuel 8:4 Septuagint (see also Dead Sea Scrolls and 1 Chron. 18:4); Masoretic Text captured seventeen hundred of his charioteers
2 Samuel 8:2-4
King James Version
2 Samuel 8:2-4
King James Version
2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
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