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2 Samuel 8

1 Dauid ouercommeth the Philiſtims, and other ſtrange nacions, and maketh them tributaries to Iſraél. 16 And Ióab the ſonne of Zeruiáh was ouer the hoſte, and Ioſhaphát the ſonne of Ahilúd was recorder. 17 And Zadók the ſonne of Ahitúb, and Ahimélech the ſonne of Abiathár were Prieſts, and Seraiáh the ſcribe. 18 And Benaiahú the ſonne of Iehoiadá 19 Dauid reſtoreth all the landes of Saul to Miphiboſheth the ſonne of Ionathán. 10 He appointeth Ziba to fe to the profit of his landes.
1.* AFter this now, Dauid ſmote the Philiſtims, and ſubdued them, & Dauid toke the " bridle of bondage out of the a hand of the Philiſtims.
2.And he ſmote Moáb, and meaſured them with a corde, and caſt them downe to the ground: he meaſured them with b two cordes to put them to death, & with one ful corde to kepe them aliue: ſo became the Moabites Dauids ſeruants, and broght gifts.
3.Dauid ſmote alſo Hadadézer the ſonne of Rehób King of Zobáh as he went to recouer " his border at ye " riuer Euphrátes.
4.And Dauid toke a thouſand and ſeuen hundreth horſemen, and " twentie thouſand footemen, and deſtroyed all the charets, but he reſerued an hundreth charets of them
5.Then came " the Aramites of " Dammáſek to ſuccour Hadadézer King of Zobáh, but Dauid ſlewe of the Aramites two and twentie thouſand men.
6.And he put a gariſon in Arám of Dámeſek: and the Aramites became ſeruants to Dauid, d and broght giftes. And the Lord ſaued Dauid whereſoeuer he went.
7.And Dauid toke the ſhields of golde that belonged to the ſeruants of Hadadézer, and broght them to e Ieruſalém.
8.And out of Bétah, and Berothái(cities of Hadadézer) Dauid broght exceding muche braſſe.
9.Then Tói King of " Hamáth heard how Dauid had ſmitten all the hoſte of Hadadézer,
10.Therefore Tói ſent Iorám his ſonne vnto King Dauid, to ſalute him, and to " reioyce with him becauſe he had foght againſt Hadadézer, and beaten him(for Hadadézer had warre with Tói) who " broght with him veſſels of ſiluer, and veſſels of golde & veſſels of braſſe.
11.And King Dauid did dedicate them vnto the Lord with the ſiluer and golde that he had dedicate of all the nacions, which he had ſubdued:
12.Of " Arám, & of Moáb, and of the children of Ammón,& of the Philiſtims, and of Amalék, and of the ſpoyle of Hadadézer the ſonne of Rehób King of Zobáh.
13.So Dauid gate a name after that he returned, and had ſlaine of the Aramites in the " valley of ſalt eightene thouſand men.
14.And he put a gariſon in Edóm: throughout all Edóm put he ſoldiers, and all they of Edóm became Dauids ſeruants: and ye Lord kept Dauid whereſoeuer he wēt. "
15.Thus Dauid reigned ouer all Iſraél, and executed g iudgement and iuſtice vnto all his people.
16.And Ioáb the ſonne of Zeruiáh was ouer the hoſte, and Ioſhaphát the ſonne of Ahilúd was " recorder.
17.And Zadók the ſonne of Ahitúb, and Ahimélech the ſonne of Abiathár were ye Prieſts, and Seraiáh the ſcribe.
18.And Benaiahú the ſonne of Iehoiadá " & the h Cherethites & the Pelethites, & Dauids ſonnes were chief rulers.

Notes

1:*.
1. Chro. 18. 1. Pſal. 60. 2.
1:".
Or, metheg ammáh
1:a.
So that they paied no more tribute
2:b.
He ſlewe two partes, as it pleaſed him and reſerued the third
3:".
Or, enlarge
3:".
Ebr. Peráth
4:".
Or, hoght the horſes of the charets
5:".
Or, the Syrias.
5:".
Or, of Damaſcus that is, which dwelt nere Damaſcus.
6:d.
In that part of Syria, where Damaſcus was.
6:e.
They payed yerely tribute.
7:f.
For the vſe of the tēple.
9:".
Or, Antiochío
10:".
Ebr. to aſke peace
10:".
Ebr. bleſſe him
10:f.
For ſeing Dauid victorious, he was glad to intreat of peace
10:".
Ebr. in his hand
12:".
Or, Syria, or Edóm, for the Ebrew letters Daleth and Reſh are ſo lyke that the one may easely be takē for the other as .1. Chron. 18. 11.
13:".
Or, in Gelá
14:".
Or, in all his entrepriſes
15:g.
He gaue iudgement in controuerſies, and was merciful towarde the people
16:".
Or, writer of Chronicles.
18:".
Or, was ouer the Cherethites
18:h.
The Cherethites & Pelethites were as the Kigs garde, and had charge of his perſone