2 Samuel 8:2

8:2 He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. ¹  The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. ² 

2 Samuel 18:28

18:28 Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, “Greetings!” ³  He bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and said, “May the Lord your God be praised because he has defeated ⁴  the men who opposed ⁵  my lord the king!”

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¹ tn Heb “and he measured [with] two [lengths] of rope to put to death and [with] the fullness of the rope to keep alive.”

² tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”

³ tn Heb “Peace.”

⁴ tn Heb “delivered over.”

⁵ tn Heb “lifted their hand against.”