# 2 Samuel 8

> Lumin Translation

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Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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1. After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2. He also defeated Moab. He made the Moabites lie down on the ground and measured them off with a cord: every two cord lengths he measured were to be put to death, and every full cord length was to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought him tribute.
3. David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.
4. David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but he kept enough of them for a hundred chariots.
5. When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of the Arameans.
6. Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought him tribute. Yahweh gave David victory wherever he went.
7. David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8. From Betah and from Berothai, towns of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.
9. When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
10. Toi sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver, gold, and bronze.
11. King David dedicated these also to Yahweh, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued:
12. from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek, and from the plunder of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13. David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.
14. He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. Yahweh gave David victory wherever he went.
15. So David reigned over all Israel, and David did what was just and right for all his people.
16. Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
17. Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;
18. Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.

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