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Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 of 2 Samuel—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And it came about afterward that David proceeded to strike the Phi·lisʹtines1 down and subdue them,2 and David got to take Methʹeg-amʹmah out of the hand of the Phi·lisʹtines.
  2. ¶ And he went on to strike down the Moʹab·ites3 and measure them with a line, making them lie down[a] on the earth, that he might measure two lines to put them to death, and a full line to preserve them alive;4 and the Moʹab·ites came to be David’s servants5 to carry tribute.[b]6
  3. ¶ And David went on to strike down Had·ad·eʹzer[c]7 the son of Reʹhob the king of Zoʹbah8 as he was going his way to put his control back again at the river Eu·phraʹtes.[d]9
  4. And David got to capture from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand men on foot;10 and David proceeded to hamstring11 all the chariot horses,12 but he let a hundred chariot horses[e] of them remain.
  5. ¶ When Syria[f] of Damascus13 came to help Had·ad·eʹzer the king of Zoʹbah, David then struck down among the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.14
  6. Further, David put garrisons15 in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians came to be David’s servants to carry tribute.16 And Jehovah continued to save David wherever he went.17
  7. Moreover, David took the circular shields18 of gold that happened to be on the servants of Had·ad·eʹzer and brought them to Jerusalem.
  8. And from Beʹtah[g] and Be·roʹthai, cities of Had·ad·eʹzer, King David took copper in very great quantity.19
  9. ¶ Now Toʹi[h] the king of Haʹmath20 got to hear that David had struck down all the military force of Had·ad·eʹzer.21
  10. So Toʹi sent Joʹram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare22 and congratulate[i] him over the fact that he had fought against Had·ad·eʹzer so that he struck him down (for Had·ad·eʹzer had become trained in warfare against Toʹi); and in his hand there proved to be articles of silver and articles of gold and articles of copper.23
  11. These also King David sanctified[j] to Jehovah, together with the silver and the gold that he had sanctified from all the nations that he had subdued,24
  12. from Syria and from Moʹab25 and from the sons of Amʹmon and from the Phi·lisʹtines26 and from Amʹa·lek27 and from the spoil of Had·ad·eʹzer the son of Reʹhob the king of Zoʹbah.28
  13. And David proceeded to make a name when he came back from striking down the Eʹdom·ites[k] in the Valley of Salt29—eighteen thousand.30
  14. And he kept garrisons placed in Eʹdom.31 In all Eʹdom he placed garrisons, and all the Eʹdom·ites came to be servants of David;32 and Jehovah kept saving David wherever he went.33
  15. ¶ And David kept reigning over all Israel;34 and David was continually rendering judicial decision and righteousness35 for all his people.36
  16. And Joʹab37 the son of Ze·ruʹiah was over the army; and Je·hoshʹa·phat38 the son of A·hiʹlud was recorder.[l]
  17. And Zaʹdok39 the son of A·hiʹtub and A·himʹe·lech40 the son of A·biʹa·thar[m] were priests, and Se·raiʹah was secretary.
  18. And Be·naiʹah[n]41 the son of Je·hoiʹa·da [was over][o] the Cherʹe·thites42 and the Pelʹe·thites.43 As for the sons of David, they became priests.[p]44

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Making . . . lie down.” In Heb. this is a verb in the infinitive absolute, indefinite as to time and impersonal.
  2. ^ Or, “gifts.”
  3. ^ “Hadadezer,” Al, Ca, Leningrad B 19A, many other Heb. mss and 1Ch 18:10; LXXSyVgc and about 55 Heb. mss, “Hadarezer.”
  4. ^ “Euphrates.” Only the vowel points appear in M, but the name appears in MmarginLXXSyVg and in about 45 Heb. mss. It is qere but not kethib (read but not written). Compare Jg 20:13 ftn.
  5. ^ Possibly, “teams.”
  6. ^ “Syria,” LXXVg; M, “Aram”; Sy, “Edom.”
  7. ^ “Betah,” MVg; Sy, “Tebah”; in 1Ch 18:8, “Tibhath.” Compare “Tebah” in Ge 22:24.
  8. ^ “Toi,” M; LXX, “Thoou”; Vg, “Thou”; in 1Ch 18:9, 10, “Tou.”
  9. ^ Or, “bless.”
  10. ^ Or, “declared sacred.”
  11. ^ “The Edomites,” LXXSy, six Heb. mss and 1Ch 18:12; MVg, “Syria (Aram); the Syrians.”
  12. ^ Lit., “remembrancer.”
  13. ^ “And Ahimelech the son of Abiathar,” MLXXVg; Sy, “and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech.”
  14. ^ “And Benaiah.” Heb., u·Vena·yaʹhu.
  15. ^ “Was over,” TSyVg and 1Ch 18:17; MLXX, “and,” or “was with.”
  16. ^ “Priests,” MVg; LXX, “chiefs of the court”; Sy, “chiefs”; in 1Ch 18:17, “first in position at the side of the king.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Jos 13:2; 2Sa 21:15
  2. ^ 2Sa 22:18; 1Ch 18:1
  3. ^ Nu 24:17; Jg 3:29; 1Sa 14:47; Ps 60:8
  4. ^ De 23:4, 6
  5. ^ 1Ch 18:2
  6. ^ 2Ki 3:4; 2Ch 26:8; Ps 72:10
  7. ^ 1Ch 18:3
  8. ^ 1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 10:6; 1Ki 11:23; Ps 60:superscription
  9. ^ Ge 15:18; Ex 23:31; De 11:24; 1Ki 4:21; Ps 72:8
  10. ^ 1Ch 18:4
  11. ^ Jos 11:6
  12. ^ De 17:16; Ps 20:7; 33:17
  13. ^ 1Ki 11:24; Is 7:8
  14. ^ 1Ch 18:5
  15. ^ 1Sa 13:3
  16. ^ 1Ch 18:6
  17. ^ De 7:24; 2Sa 8:14; 1Ch 18:13
  18. ^ 1Ch 18:7; Lu 11:22
  19. ^ 1Ch 18:8
  20. ^ 2Ki 14:28
  21. ^ 1Ch 18:9
  22. ^ Ge 43:27; Is 39:1
  23. ^ 1Ch 18:10
  24. ^ Jos 6:19; 1Ki 7:51; 1Ch 18:11; 22:14; 26:27
  25. ^ 2Sa 8:2
  26. ^ 2Sa 8:1
  27. ^ 1Sa 30:18
  28. ^ 2Sa 8:7; 1Ch 18:7
  29. ^ Ps 60:superscription
  30. ^ 1Ch 18:12
  31. ^ 2Sa 8:6
  32. ^ Ge 25:23; 27:29, 37; Nu 24:18
  33. ^ 1Ch 18:13; Ps 37:28; 60:12
  34. ^ 2Sa 5:3, 5
  35. ^ 2Sa 23:3; 1Ki 3:6
  36. ^ 1Ch 18:14; Pr 29:4, 14
  37. ^ 2Sa 20:23; 1Ch 11:6
  38. ^ 2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 4:3; 1Ch 18:15
  39. ^ 2Sa 15:27; 1Ch 6:8, 53; 18:16; 24:3
  40. ^ 1Ch 24:31
  41. ^ 2Sa 23:20; 1Ki 1:44; 2:35; 1Ch 18:17
  42. ^ 2Sa 15:18
  43. ^ 2Sa 20:7
  44. ^ 2Sa 20:26; 1Ki 4:5; 1Ch 18:17

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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