2 Samuel 8:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.”
2 Samuel 8:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 8:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 8:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.”
2 Samuel 8:2 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 8:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute. ”
2 Samuel 8:2 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 8:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he smiteth Moab, and measureth them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measureth two lines to put to death, and the fulness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are to David for servants, bearers of a present.”
2 Samuel 8:2 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 8:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. ”
2 Samuel 8:2 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 8:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And hee smote Moab, and measured them with a corde, and cast them downe to the ground: he measured them with two cordes to put them to death, and with one full corde to keepe them aliue: so became the Moabites Dauids seruants, and brought giftes.”
2 Samuel 8:2 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 8:2 in Context — 2 Samuel 8
1 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.
2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
What Does 2 Samuel 8:2 Mean?
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