2 Samuel 8

1 and to be after so and to smite David [obj] Philistine and be humble them and to take: take David [obj] Metheg-ammah [the] Metheg-ammah from hand: power Philistine

Sometime after this, David attacked and subdued the Philistines, taking Metheg-ammah from the them.

2 and to smite [obj] Moab and to measure them in/on/with cord to lie down: lay down [obj] them land: soil [to] and to measure two cord to/for to die and fullness [the] cord to/for to live and to be Moab to/for David to/for servant/slave to lift: bear offering: tribute

David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground, and he measured them with a length of cord. He measured two lengths for those to be killed, and one cord length for those to be allowed to live. So he made them subject to him and required them to pay taxes.

3 and to smite David [obj] Hadadezer son: child Rehob king Zobah in/on/with to go: went he to/for to return: rescue hand: power his (in/on/with River Euphrates *QK)

David also defeated Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he tried to enforce his control along the Euphrates River.

4 and to capture David from him thousand and seven hundred horseman and twenty thousand man on foot and to hamstring David [obj] all [the] chariot and to remain from him hundred chariot

David captured from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses—except he saved enough for 100 chariots.

5 and to come (in): come Syria Damascus to/for to help to/for Hadadezer king Zobah and to smite David in/on/with Syria twenty and two thousand man

When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of them.

6 and to set: put David garrison in/on/with Syria Damascus and to be Syria to/for David to/for servant/slave to lift: bear offering: tribute and to save LORD [obj] David in/on/with all which to go: went

He placed garrisons in Aramean kingdom with its capital in Damascus, and made the Arameans subject to him and required them to pay taxes. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.

7 and to take: take David [obj] shield [the] gold which to be to(wards) servant/slave Hadadezer and to come (in): bring them Jerusalem

David took the shields of gold that belonged to Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 and from Betah and from Berothai city Hadadezer to take: take [the] king David bronze to multiply much

King David also took a large quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, towns that had belonged to Hadadezer.

9 and to hear: hear Toi king Hamath for to smite David [obj] all strength: soldiers Hadadezer

When Tou, king of Hamath, learned that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

10 and to send: depart Toi [obj] Joram son: child his to(wards) [the] king David to/for to ask to/for him to/for peace: well-being and to/for to bless him upon which to fight in/on/with Hadadezer and to smite him for man battle Toi to be Hadadezer and in/on/with hand: to his to be article/utensil silver: money and article/utensil gold and article/utensil bronze

he sent his son Joram to David to make friends with him and to congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer. Tou and Hadadezer had often been at war. Joram brought all kinds of gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.

11 also [obj] them to consecrate: dedicate [the] king David to/for LORD with [the] silver: money and [the] gold which to consecrate: dedicate from all [the] nation which to subdue

King David dedicated these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations he had subdued:

12 from Edom and from Moab and from son: descendant/people Ammon and from Philistine and from Amalek and from spoil Hadadezer son: child Rehob king Zobah

Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites; as well as the plunder taken from Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 and to make David name in/on/with to return: return he from to smite he [obj] Edom in/on/with (Salt) Valley (Valley of) Salt eight ten thousand

David also made a name for himself when he came back after defeating eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

14 and to set: put in/on/with Edom garrison in/on/with all Edom to set: put garrison and to be all Edom servant/slave to/for David and to save LORD [obj] David in/on/with all which to go: went

He placed garrisons all through Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.

15 and to reign David upon all Israel and to be David to make: do justice and righteousness to/for all people his

David ruled over all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

16 and Joab son: child Zeruiah upon [the] army and Jehoshaphat son: child Ahilud to remember

Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the army commander, and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the official records.

17 and Zadok son: child Ahitub and Ahimelech son: child Abiathar priest and Seraiah secretary

Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, were priests, while Seraiah was the secretary.

18 and Benaiah son: child Jehoiada and [the] Cherethite and [the] Pelethite and son: child David priest to be

Benaiah, son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.