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2 Samuel 8:2

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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

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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!”

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.”



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