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2 Samuel 8:1
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After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from Philistine control.
After this it happened that David struck the Pelishtim, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Pelishtim.
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
It happened afterwards that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the hands of the Philistines.
After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
Later, David defeated the Philistines, conquered them, and took the city of Metheg Ammah.
Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.
Now it came about after this that David defeated the Philistines and subdued (humbled) them, and he took control of Metheg-ammah [the main city] from the hand of the Philistines.
Now it happened afterward that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.
After this now, Dauid smote the Philistims, & subdued them, & Dauid tooke the bridle of bondage out of the hand of the Philistims.
Now it happened afterwards, that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.
Later, David attacked and badly defeated the Philistines. Israel was now free from their control.
Some time afterwards, David attacked the P'lishtim and subdued them; David took Meteg-Amah out of the hands of the P'lishtim.
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took the power of the capital out of the hand of the Philistines.
Later David defeated the Philistines and took control of a large area of land around Gath.
AND it came to pass after this that David smote the Philistines and defeated them; and David took Ramath-gema from the Philistines.
Some time later King David attacked the Philistines again, defeated them, and ended their control over the land.
And it happened afterward, David struck the Philistines, and humbled them. And David took the Bridle of the Metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.
And it fortuned after this, yt Dauid smote ye Philistynes, and discomfited them, and toke the brydell of bondage out of the Philistynes hande.
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
After this, now Dauid smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and Dauid toke the bridel of bondage out of the hand of the Philistines.
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
And after this it came to passe, that Dauid smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and Dauid tooke Metheg-Ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
And it came to pass after this, that David smote the Philistines, and put them to flight, and David took the tribute from out of the hand of the Philistines.
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
Forsothe it was doon aftir these thingis, Dauid smoot Filisteis, and made low hem; and Dauid took awei the bridil of tribute fro the hond of Filisteis.
And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Chronicles 18:1-13">[xr] After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town.
After this David won the battle against the Philistines. And he took the most important city from the Philistines.
Some time afterward, David attacked the Philistines and subdued them; David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
And it came to pass, after this, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, - and David took the bridle of the metropolis, out of the hand of the Philistines.
And it came to pass after this that David defeated the Philistines, and brought them down, and David took the bridle of tribute out of the hand of the Philistines,
After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Meth'eg-am'mah out of the hand of the Philistines.
In the days that followed, David struck hard at the Philistines— brought them to their knees and took control of the countryside.
Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
am 2964, bc 1040, An, Ex, Is, 451
And after: 2 Samuel 7:9, 2 Samuel 21:15-22
Methegammah: or, the bridle of Ammah, 2 Samuel 2:24, 1 Chronicles 18:1-17, Gath, In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it.
Reciprocal: Genesis 19:37 - Moabites Genesis 22:17 - thy seed Genesis 27:29 - Let people Judges 13:5 - begin 2 Samuel 22:38 - General 2 Samuel 22:44 - head 2 Chronicles 26:6 - the wall of Gath Psalms 9:5 - rebuked Psalms 18:38 - General Psalms 18:43 - made Psalms 60:8 - triumph Psalms 68:30 - Rebuke Psalms 108:9 - Moab Psalms 118:10 - All nations Ezekiel 25:15 - to destroy Hebrews 11:33 - through Hebrews 11:34 - turned
Cross-References
Noah sent out a raven, which went this way and that till the waters were gone from the earth.
But the dove saw no resting-place for her foot, and came back to the ark, for the waters were still over all the earth; and he put out his hand, and took her into the ark.
And Noah made an altar to the Lord, and from every clean beast and bird he made burned offerings on the altar.
While the earth goes on, seed time and the getting in of the grain, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, will not come to an end.
So it came about that when God sent destruction on the towns of the lowland, he kept his word to Abraham, and sent Lot safely away when he put an end to the towns where he was living.
Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile.
And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
And when Moses' hand was stretched out over the sea, the Lord with a strong east wind made the sea go back all night, and the waters were parted in two and the sea became dry land.
And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you given your ass blows these three times? See, I have come out against you to keep you back, because your purpose is not pleasing to me.
And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And after this it came to pass,.... After David had rest from his enemies for a time, and after the conversation he had had with Nathan about building the house of God, and after the message sent to him from the Lord by that prophet, forbidding him to build, and David's prayer to the Lord upon it, the following events happened; and which are recorded to show that David's rest from his enemies did not last long, and that he had other work to do than to build the house of God:
that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; these had been long and implacable enemies of Israel; Samson began to weaken them in his days; a war was waged between them and Israel in the times of Samuel and Saul, and the battle sometimes went on one side and sometimes on the other; but now David made an entire conquest of them: before they had used to come into the land of Israel, and there fight with Israel, but now David entered into their land, and took it from them:
and David took Methegammah out of the hands of the Philistines; the name of a province in Palestine, and from the parallel place in
1 Chronicles 18:1, it appears to be Gath, and its adjacent towns; but why that was called the bridle of Ammah, or the bridle of a cubit, as it may be rendered, is not easy to say. The conjecture of Kimchi is, that there was a pool or river of water, so Ammah is thought to signify; and Aquila renders it a water course, which passed through the city, having been brought from without it into it, the communication of which from place to place it may be David cut off, by stopping or turning its stream; but interpreters more generally suppose that Gath was built upon an hill called Ammah, see 2 Samuel 2:24; thought to be the same with the Amgaris of Pliny d though that is sometimes read Angaris, a mountain he places in Palestine; and that it was called Metheg, a bridle, because being a frontier city, and being very strong and powerful, erected into a kingdom, it was a curb and bridle upon the Israelites; but now David taking it out of their hands, opened his way for the more easy subduing the rest of their country: or the word may be rendered Metheg and her mother, that is, Gath, the metropolis, since that and her daughters, or towns, are said to be taken, 1 Chronicles 18:1; and Metheg might be one of them.
d Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 13.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Metheg-ammah must be the name of some stronghold which commanded Gath, and the taking of which made David master of Gath and her towns.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER VIII
David subdues the Philistines, 1;
and the Moabites, 2;
and the king of Zobah, 3, 4;
and the Syrians in general, 5-8.
Toi, king of Hamath, sends to congratulate him on his victories
over the king of Zobah, and sends him rich presents, 9-10.
David dedicates all the spoils to God, 11-13.
He garrisons Edom, 14;
and reigns over all Israel, 15.
An account of his chief officers, 16-18.
NOTES ON CHAP. VIII
Verse 2 Samuel 8:1. David took Metheg-ammah — This is variously translated. The Vulgate has, Tulit David fraenum tributi, David removed the bondage of the tribute, which the Israelities paid to the Philistines. Some think it means a fortress, city, or strong town; but no such place as Metheg-ammah is known. Probably the Vulgate is nearest the truth. The versions are all different. See the following comparison of the principal passages here collated with the parallel place in 1 Chr: -
2 Samuel 8:1 - David took Methegammah
1 Chronicles 18:1 - David took Gath and her towns.
2 Samuel 8:3. David smote Hadadezer
1 Chronicles 18:3; 1 Chronicles 18:3. David smote Hadarezer
2 Samuel 8:4. And David took from him 1000 and 700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot.
1 Chronicles 18:4; 1 Chronicles 18:4. And David took from him 1000 chariots, and 7000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot.
2 Samuel 8:6. Then David put garrisons in Syria
1 Chronicles 18:6. Then David put in Syria
2 Samuel 8:8. And from Betah and Berothai cities of Hadadezer.
1 Chronicles 18:8; 1 Chronicles 18:8. And from Tibhath and Chun cities of Hadarezer.
2 Samuel 8:9. When Toi heard that David had smitten Hadadezer
1 Chronicles 18:9; 1 Chronicles 18:9. When Tou heard that David had smitten Hadarezer
2 Samuel 8:10. Then Toi sent Joram his son
1 Chronicles 18:10; 1 Chronicles 18:10. He sent Hadoram his son
2 Samuel 8:12 - Syria and Moab
1 Chronicles 18:11 - Edom and Moab
2 Samuel 8:13. - Syrians, in the valley of salt, 18,000
1 Chronicles 18:12. - Edomites, in the valley of salt, 18,000
2 Samuel 8:17 - Ahimelech - and Seraiah was the scribe.
1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 18:16 - Abimelech - and Shausha was scribe.
2 Samuel 10:16. Shobach the captain
1 Chronicles 19:16; 1 Chronicles 19:16. Shophach the captain
2 Samuel 10:17. David passed over Jordan, and came הלאמה to Helam.
1 Chronicles 19:17. David passed over Jordan and came אלהם upon them
2 Samuel 10:18. David slew 700 chariots of the Syrians,
1 Chronicles 19:18; 1 Chronicles 19:18. David slew of the Syrians 7000 chariots,
2Sa. and 40,000 horsemen;
1Ch. and 40,000 footmen;
2Sa. and smote Shobach, &c.
1Ch. and killed Shophach, &c.
