Study it in the app“He struck Moab and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And Moab became David’s servants, bearing tribute.”
He struckוַיַּךְMoabמוֹאָבand measured themוַיְמַדְּדֵםwith the line,בַּחֶבֶלmaking them lie downהַשְׁכֵּב אוֹתָםon the ground;אַרְצָהhe measuredוַיְמַדֵּדtwoשְׁנֵיlinesחֲבָלִיםto put to deathלְהָמִיתand one fullוּמְלֹאlineהַחֶבֶלto keep alive.לְהַחֲיוֹתAnd Moabוַ מוֹאָבbecameתְּהִיDavid’sלְדָוִדservants,לַעֲבָדִיםbearingנֹשְׂאֵיtribute.מִנְחָה
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yach” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsmeasure
To work out the size or extent of something with a cord, a reed or paces.
Where else “yemadde” appearscord
A rope of twisted fibers, for tying, measuring or letting something down.
Where else “chevel” appearslie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “hashkev” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appearstwo
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appearshandful
What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.
Where else “melo” appearskeep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “hachayot” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “tehi” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avadim” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appearstribute
What a conquered people must pay the king who rules them.
Where else “mincha” appearsBy the measure in the text, two lines to put to death and one to keep alive, two parts out of every three of the defeated died.
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David's victories
2 Samuel 8:1-18
1And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. 2He struck Moab and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And Moab became David’s servants, bearing tribute. 3David struck Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his hand at the river Euphrates. 4David captured from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, and left of them a hundred chariots. 5When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of Aram twenty two thousand men. 6David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David’s servants, bearing tribute. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great deal of bronze. 9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer, 10Toi sent Joram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Toi. And in his hand were articles of silver, and articles of gold, and articles of bronze. 11These also King David consecrated to YHWH, with the silver and the gold that he had consecrated from all the nations that he had subdued: 12from Aram, from Moab, from the sons of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13David made a name for himself when he returned from striking Aram in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand. 14He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 15David reigned over all Israel, and David was doing justice and righteousness for all his people. 16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe; 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were priests.
1And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and he took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. 2He struck Moab, and Moab became David’s servants, bearing tribute. 3David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, when he went to set up his hand at the river Euphrates. 4David captured from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, and left of them a hundred chariots. 5When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of Aram twenty-two thousand men. 6David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David’s servants, bearing tribute. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great deal of bronze; with it Solomon made the sea of bronze and the pillars and the articles of bronze. 9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Tou. And he brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze. 11These also King David consecrated to YHWH, with the silver and the gold that he had carried off from all the nations: from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand. 13He put garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. 14David reigned over all Israel, and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people. 15Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; 17and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the chief ones at the side of the king.
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
1And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
2 · This verse (above)
3David struck Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his hand at the river Euphrates.
