2 Samuel 8:1

After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

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WEBBE

After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

BSB

Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them; and David took the authority of the mother-town from the hands of the Philistines.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 אַחֲרֵי־ 'a·cha·rei- after H310 כֵן khen thus H3651 וַיַּךְ vai·yakh and he defeated H5221 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 פְּלִשְׁתִּים pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 וַיַּכְנִיעֵם vai·yakh·ni·'em and he subdued them H3665 וַיִּקַּח vai·yi·kach and he took H3947 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מֶתֶג me·teg Metheg- H4965 הָאַמָּה ha·'a·mah (the) -ammah H4965 מִיַּד mi·yad from [the] hand of H3027 פְּלִשְׁתִּים pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

David subdued the Philistines. They had long been troublesome to Israel. And after the long and frequent struggles the saints have with the powers of darkness, like Israel with the Philistines, the Son of David shall tread them all under foot, and make the saints more than conquerors. He smote the Moabites, and made them tributaries to Israel. Two parts he destroyed, the third part he spared. The line that was to keep alive, though it was but one, is ordered to be a full line. Let the line of mercy be stretched to the utmost. He smote the Syrians. In all these wars David was protected, for this in his psalms he often gives glory to God.

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1 Chronicles 18:1

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David Metheg-ammah

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GathMetheg-Ammah

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.