KJV King James Version
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 8:1
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
WEB World English Bible
After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 8
1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.
3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an hundred chariots.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיְהִי֙H1961 · ha.yahto beאַֽחֲרֵי־H310 · a.charafterכֵ֔ןH3651 · kenrightוַיַּ֥ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteדָּוִ֛דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םH3665 · ka.nabe humbleוַיִּקַּ֥חH3947 · la.qachto take: takeדָּוִ֛דH1732 · da.vidDavidאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֶ֥תֶגH4965 · me.teg ha.am.mahMetheg-ammahהָאַמָּ֖הH4965 · me.teg ha.am.mahMetheg-ammahמִיַּ֥דH3027 · yadhandפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistine
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 18:1-17Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.2 Samuel 2:24Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth] before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.2 Samuel 7:9And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth.2 Samuel 21:15-22Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
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