2 Samuel 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 

Nu 24:17; Jud 3:29,30; 1Sa 10:27; 1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 8:6,12-14; 2Sa 12:31; 2Ki 1:1; 2Ki 3:4-27; 1Ch 18:2; 2Ch 26:8; Ps 60:8; Ps 72:10,11; Ps 83:6; Ps 108:9; Isa 36:16

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.”