2 Samuel 8
New King James Version
David’s Further Conquests(A)
8 After this it came to pass that David [a]attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took [b]Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
2 Then (B)he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s (C)servants, and (D)brought tribute.
3 David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of (E)Zobah, as he went to recover (F)his territory at the River Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, [c]seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David (G)hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.
5 (H)When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So (I)the Lord preserved David wherever he went. 7 And David took (J)the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Also from [d]Betah and from (K)Berothai,[e] cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
9 When [f]Toi king of (L)Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, 10 then Toi sent [g]Joram his son to King David, to [h]greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze. 11 King David also (M)dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued— 12 from [i]Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the (N)Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And David made himself a (O)name when he returned from killing (P)eighteen thousand [j]Syrians in (Q)the Valley of Salt. 14 He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and (R)all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.
David’s Administration(S)
15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people. 16 (T)Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; (U)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17 (V)Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; [k]Seraiah was the [l]scribe; 18 (W)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the (X)Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were [m]chief ministers.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 8:1 Lit. struck
- 2 Samuel 8:1 Lit. The Bridle of the Mother City
- 2 Samuel 8:4 seven thousand, 1 Chr. 18:4
- 2 Samuel 8:8 Tibhath, 1 Chr. 18:8
- 2 Samuel 8:8 Chun, 1 Chr. 18:8
- 2 Samuel 8:9 Tou, 1 Chr. 18:9
- 2 Samuel 8:10 Hadoram, 1 Chr. 18:10
- 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit. ask him of his welfare
- 2 Samuel 8:12 LXX, Syr., Heb. mss. Edom
- 2 Samuel 8:13 LXX, Syr., Heb. mss. Edomites and 1 Chr. 18:12
- 2 Samuel 8:17 Shavsha, 1 Chr. 18:16
- 2 Samuel 8:17 secretary
- 2 Samuel 8:18 Lit. priests
2 Samuel 8
Reina Valera Revisada
David extiende sus dominios
8 Después de esto, aconteció que David derrotó a los filisteos y los sometió, y tomo David a Méteg-amá de mano de los filisteos.
2 Derrotó también a los de Moab, y los midió con cordel, haciéndolos tender por tierra; y midió dos cordeles para hacerlos morir, y un cordel entero para preservarles la vida; y fueron los moabitas siervos de David, y pagaron tributo.
3 Asimismo derrotó David a Hadad-ézer hijo de Rehob, rey de Sobá, al ir éste a recuperar su territorio al río Eufrates.
4 Y tomó David de ellos mil setecientos hombres de a caballo, y veinte mil hombres de a pie; y desjarretó David los caballos de todos los carros, pero dejó suficientes para cien carros.
5 Y vinieron los sirios de Damasco para dar ayuda a Hadad-ézer rey de Sobá; y David hirió de los sirios a veintidós mil hombres.
6 Puso luego David guarnición en Aram de Damasco, y los sirios fueron hechos siervos de David, sujetos a tributo. Y Jehová dio la victoria a David por dondequiera que iba.
7 Y tomó David los escudos de oro que traían los siervos de Hadad-ézer, y los llevó a Jerusalén.
8 Asimismo de Beta y de Berotay, ciudades de Hadad-ézer, tomó el rey David gran cantidad de bronce.
9 Entonces, oyendo Toi rey de Hamat, que David había derrotado a todo el ejército de Hadad-ézer,
10 envió Toi a Joram su hijo al rey David, para saludarle pacíficamente y para bendecirle, porque había peleado con Hadad-ézer y lo había vencido; porque Toi era enemigo de Hadad-ézer. Y Joram trajo como obsequio utensilios de plata, de oro y de bronce;
11 los cuales el rey David dedicó a Jehová, con la plata y el oro que había dedicado de todas las naciones que había sometido;
12 de los sirios, de los moabitas, de los amonitas, de los filisteos, de los amalecitas, y del botín de Hadad-ézer hijo de Rehob, rey de Sobá.
13 Así ganó David fama. Cuando regresaba de derrotar a los sirios, destrozó a dieciocho mil edomitas en el Valle de la Sal.
14 Y puso guarnición en Edom; en todo Edom estableció gobernadores, y todos los edomitas fueron sometidos a David. Y Jehová dio la victoria a David por dondequiera que fue.
Oficiales de David
15 Y reinó David sobre todo Israel; y David administraba justicia y equidad a todo su pueblo.
16 Joab hijo de Sarvia era general de su ejército, y Josafat hijo de Ahilud era cronista;
17 Sadoc hijo de Ahitub y Ahimélee hijo de Abiatar eran sacerdotes; Serayá era escriba;
18 Benayahu hijo de Joyadá estaba sobre los cereteos y peleteos; y los hijos de David eran los príncipes.
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