2 Samuel

Chapter 8

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ 'aֽcharey-ke֔n vayּa֥ke dּavi֛d 'et-pּelishshetּi֖ym vayּakeniy'e֑m vayּiqּa֥ch dּavi֛d 'et-me֥teg ha'amּa֖h miyּa֥d pּelishshetּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Some time later, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, taking Metheg Ammah from their control.

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־מֶ֥תֶג הָאַמָּ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣ke 'et-mo'a֗b vaֽyemadּede֤m bּache֨bel֙ hashshekּe֣b 'ota֣m 'a֔retzah vayemadּe֤d shsheneֽy-chabaliym֙ lehami֔yt umelo֥ hache֖bel lehachay֑ot vatּehi֤y mo'ab֙ ledavi֔d la'abadi֖ym noshse'e֥y minechaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a length of cord. Every two lengths were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subjects to David and brought him tribute.

וַיַּ֣ךְ אֶת־מוֹאָ֗ב וַֽיְמַדְּדֵ֤ם בַּחֶ֨בֶל֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ב אוֹתָ֣ם אַ֔רְצָה וַיְמַדֵּ֤ד שְׁנֵֽי־חֲבָלִים֙ לְהָמִ֔ית וּמְלֹ֥א הַחֶ֖בֶל לְהַחֲי֑וֹת וַתְּהִ֤י מוֹאָב֙ לְדָוִ֔ד לַעֲבָדִ֖ים נֹשְׂאֵ֥י מִנְחָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣ke dּavi֔d 'et-hadade'e֥zer bּen-recho֖b me֣leke tzoba֑h bּeleketּ֕o lehashshi֥yb yad֖o bּiֽnehar-pּeraֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control along the Euphrates River.

וַיַּ֣ךְ דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר בֶּן־רְחֹ֖ב מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ לְהָשִׁ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּilekּo֨d dּavi֜d mimּe֗nּu 'e֤lep ushsheba'-me'ot֙ pּarashshi֔ym ve'eshseri֥ym 'e֖lep 'i֣yshsh rageli֑y vaye'aqּe֤r dּavid֙ 'et-kּal-hare֔keb vayּote֥r mimּe֖nּu me֥'ah raֽkeb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

וַיִּלְכֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֜ד מִמֶּ֗נּוּ אֶ֤לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת֙ פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מֵ֥אָה רָֽכֶב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּabo'֙ 'ara֣m dּamּe֔shseq la'ezo֕r lahadade'e֖zer me֣leke tzoba֑h vayּa֤ke dּavid֙ bּaֽ'ara֔m 'eshseriֽym-ushshena֥yim 'e֖lep 'iֽyshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

וַתָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק לַעְזֹ֕ר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨shsem dּavi֤d netzibiym֙ bּa'ara֣m dּamּe֔shseq vatּehi֤y 'aram֙ ledavi֔d la'abadi֖ym noshse'e֣y minecha֑h vayּo֤shsha yehvah֙ 'et-dּavi֔d bּeko֖l 'ashshe֥r halaֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He stationed garrisons in the Syrian kingdom of Damascus, and the Syrians became subject to him and brought tribute. the LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

וַיָּ֨שֶׂם דָּוִ֤ד נְצִבִים֙ בַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַתְּהִ֤י אֲרָם֙ לְדָוִ֔ד לַעֲבָדִ֖ים נוֹשְׂאֵ֣י מִנְחָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤שַׁע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֣ch dּavi֗d 'e֚t shshilete֣y hazּaha֔b 'ashshe֣r hay֔u 'e֖l 'abede֣y hadade'a֑zer vayebiy'e֖m yerushshalaiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗ד אֵ֚ת שִׁלְטֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֔וּ אֶ֖ל עַבְדֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): umibּe֥tach umibּeֽrota֖y 'are֣y hadade'a֑zer laqa֞ch hamּe֧leke dּavi֛d necho֖shshet harebּe֥h me'oֽd׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)From Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

וּמִבֶּ֥טַח וּמִבֵּֽרֹתַ֖י עָרֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר לָקַ֞ח הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ דָּוִ֛ד נְחֹ֖שֶׁת הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֕ tּo֖'iy me֣leke chama֑t kּi֚y hikּa֣h davi֔d 'e֖t kּal-che֥yl hadade'aֽzer׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֕ע תֹּ֖עִי מֶ֣לֶךְ חֲמָ֑ת כִּ֚י הִכָּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד אֵ֖ת כָּל־חֵ֥יל הֲדַדְעָֽזֶר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֣ch tּo֣'iy 'et-yֽoram-bּen֣o 'el-hamּeֽleke-dּa֠vid lishshe'al-l֨o leshshal֜om uֽlebarak֗o 'al֩ 'ashshe֨r nilecha֤m bּahadade'e֨zer֙ vayּakּe֔hu kּiy-'i֛yshsh milecham֥ot tּo֖'iy haya֣h hadade'a֑zer ubeyad֗o hay֛u kּeleֽy-ke֥sep ukeleֽy-zaha֖b ukele֥y nechoֽshshet׃

Edified Edition (EDE)he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, gold, and bronze.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח תֹּ֣עִי אֶת־יֽוֹרָם־בְּנ֣וֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּ֠וִד לִשְׁאָל־ל֨וֹ לְשָׁל֜וֹם וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹ עַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִלְחַ֤ם בַּהֲדַדְעֶ֨זֶר֙ וַיַּכֵּ֔הוּ כִּי־אִ֛ישׁ מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת תֹּ֖עִי הָיָ֣ה הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וּבְיָד֗וֹ הָי֛וּ כְּלֵֽי־כֶ֥סֶף וּכְלֵֽי־זָהָ֖ב וּכְלֵ֥י נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'ota֕m hiqedּi֛yshsh hamּe֥leke dּavi֖d laֽyhva֑h 'im-hakּe֤sep vehazּahab֙ 'ashshe֣r hiqedּi֔yshsh mikּal-hagּoyi֖m 'ashshe֥r kּibּeֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:

גַּם־אֹתָ֕ם הִקְדִּ֛ישׁ הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד לַֽיהוָ֑ה עִם־הַכֶּ֤סֶף וְהַזָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִקְדִּ֔ישׁ מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר כִּבֵּֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): me'ara֤m umimּo'ab֙ umibּene֣y 'amּ֔on umipּelishshetּi֖ym umeֽ'amale֑q umishshּela֛l hadade'e֥zer bּen-recho֖b me֥leke tzobaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

מֵאֲרָ֤ם וּמִמּוֹאָב֙ וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק וּמִשְּׁלַ֛ל הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר בֶּן־רְחֹ֖ב מֶ֥לֶךְ צוֹבָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'ashs dּavid֙ shshe֔m bּeshshub֕o mehakּot֥o 'et-'ara֖m bּegey'-me֑lach shshemona֥h 'ashsa֖r 'aֽlep׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David became even more famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ דָּוִד֙ שֵׁ֔ם בְּשֻׁב֕וֹ מֵהַכּוֹת֥וֹ אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם בְּגֵיא־מֶ֑לַח שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אָֽלֶף׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨shsem bּe'ed֜om netzibi֗ym bּekal-'edom֙ shsa֣m netzibi֔ym vayehi֥y kal-'ed֖om 'abadi֣ym ledavi֑d vayּ֤oshsha yehvah֙ 'et-dּavi֔d bּeko֖l 'ashshe֥r halaֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. the LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

וַיָּ֨שֶׂם בֶּאֱד֜וֹם נְצִבִ֗ים בְּכָל־אֱדוֹם֙ שָׂ֣ם נְצִבִ֔ים וַיְהִ֥י כָל־אֱד֖וֹם עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֑ד וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּimelo֥ke dּavi֖d 'al-kּal-yishsera'e֑l vayehi֣y davi֗d 'oshse֛h mishshepּa֥t utzedaqa֖h lekal-'amּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ דָּוִ֖ד עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י דָוִ֗ד עֹשֶׂ֛ה מִשְׁפָּ֥ט וּצְדָקָ֖ה לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyo'a֥b bּen-tzeruya֖h 'al-hatzּaba֑ viyhoshshapa֥t bּen-'achiyl֖ud mazekּiֽyr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

וְיוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֖ה עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד מַזְכִּֽיר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vetzad֧oq bּen-'achiyt֛ub va'achiyme֥leke bּen-'ebeyata֖r kּohani֑ym ushseraya֖h sopeֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;

וְצָד֧וֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיט֛וּב וַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְ בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִ֑ים וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה סוֹפֵֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubenaya֨hu֙ bּen-yeh֣oyada֔ vehakּereti֖y vehapּeleti֑y ubene֥y davi֖d kּohani֥ym hayֽu׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were royal advisers.

וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י וּבְנֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד כֹּהֲנִ֥ים הָיֽוּ׃פ