--- title: 2 Samuel 8 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: 2 Samuel chapter 8 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah out of th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [2 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/) / chapter 8 # 2 Samuel 8 18 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [8:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.1/) — וַֽיְהִי אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיַּךְ דָּוִד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּכְנִיעֵם וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֶת־מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ — And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. - [8:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.2/) — וַיַּךְ אֶת־מוֹאָב וַֽיְמַדְּדֵם בַּחֶבֶל הַשְׁכֵּב אוֹתָם אַרְצָה וַיְמַדֵּד שְׁנֵֽי־חֲבָלִים לְהָמִית וּמְלֹא הַחֶבֶל לְהַחֲיוֹת וַתְּהִי מוֹאָב לְדָוִד לַעֲבָדִים נֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָֽה׃ — And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents. - [8:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.3/) — וַיַּךְ דָּוִד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶזֶר בֶּן־רְחֹב מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָה בְּלֶכְתּוֹ לְהָשִׁיב יָדוֹ בִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃ — David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates. - [8:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.4/) — וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִד מִמֶּנּוּ אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת פָּרָשִׁים וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ רַגְלִי וַיְעַקֵּר דָּוִד אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶכֶב וַיּוֹתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ מֵאָה רָֽכֶב׃ — And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. - [8:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.5/) — וַתָּבֹא אֲרַמ דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֲרַמ דַּמֶּשֶׂק לַעְזֹר לַהֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָה וַיַּךְ דָּוִד בַּֽאֲרָם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ׃ — And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. - [8:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.6/) — וַיָּשֶׂם דָּוִד נְצִבִים בַּאֲרַמ דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֲרַמ דַּמֶּשֶׂק וַתְּהִי אֲרָם לְדָוִד לַעֲבָדִים נוֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה וַיֹּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶת־דָּוִד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽךְ׃ — Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. - [8:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.7/) — וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֵת שִׁלְטֵי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ אֶל עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעָזֶר וַיְבִיאֵם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ — And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. - [8:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.8/) — וּמִבֶּטַח וּמִבֵּֽרֹתַי עָרֵי הֲדַדְעָזֶר לָקַח הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד נְחֹשֶׁת הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד׃ס — And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. - [8:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.9/) — וַיִּשְׁמַע תֹּעִי מֶלֶךְ חֲמָת כִּי הִכָּה דָוִד אֵת כָּל־חֵיל הֲדַדְעָֽזֶר׃ — And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, - [8:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.10/) — וַיִּשְׁלַח תֹּעִי אֶת־יֽוֹרָם־בְּנוֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־דָּוִד לִשְׁאָל־לוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם וּֽלְבָרֲכוֹ עַל אֲשֶׁר נִלְחַם בַּהֲדַדְעֶזֶר וַיַּכֵּהוּ כִּי־אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוֹת תֹּעִי הָיָה הֲדַדְעָזֶר וּבְיָדוֹ הָיוּ כְּלֵֽי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵֽי־זָהָב וּכְלֵי נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ — then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him — because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi — and he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass. - [8:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.11/) — גַּם־אֹתָם הִקְדִּישׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד לַֽיהוָה עִם־הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר הִקְדִּישׁ מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר כִּבֵּֽשׁ׃ — These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued: - [8:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.12/) — מֵאֲרָם וּמִמּוֹאָב וּמִבְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵק וּמִשְּׁלַל הֲדַדְעֶזֶר בֶּן־רְחֹב מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָֽה׃ — of Aram, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. - [8:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.13/) — וַיַּעַשׂ דָּוִד שֵׁם בְּשֻׁבוֹ מֵהַכּוֹתוֹ אֶת־אֲרָם בְּגֵיא־מֶלַחגֵיא־מֶלַח שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר אָֽלֶף׃ — And David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. - [8:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.14/) — וַיָּשֶׂם בֶּאֱדוֹם נְצִבִים בְּכָל־אֱדוֹם שָׂם נְצִבִים וַיְהִי כָל־אֱדוֹם עֲבָדִים לְדָוִד וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה אֶת־דָּוִד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽךְ׃ — And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. - [8:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.15/) — וַיִּמְלֹךְ דָּוִד עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְהִי דָוִד עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃ — And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. - [8:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.16/) — וְיוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה עַל־הַצָּבָא וִיהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן־אֲחִילוּד מַזְכִּֽיר׃ — And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; - [8:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.17/) — וְצָדוֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיטוּב וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָר כֹּהֲנִים וּשְׂרָיָה סוֹפֵֽר׃ — and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe; - [8:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.8.18/) — וּבְנָיָהוּ בֶּן־יְהוֹיָדָע וְהַכְּרֵתִי וְהַפְּלֵתִי וּבְנֵי דָוִד כֹּהֲנִים הָיֽוּ׃פ — and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers. - ← previous: [2 Samuel 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/7/) - next →: [2 Samuel 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/9/) - ↑ back to [2 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/)