He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
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He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
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And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
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And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 18:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 72:8-10 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth. Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Numbers 24:17 I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and crush all the sons of Sheth.
- Judges 3:29-30 They struck at that time about ten thousand men of Moab, every strong man and every man of valor. No man escaped. So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. Then the land had rest eighty years.
- 1 Samuel 10:27 But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
- 2 Samuel 8:2 He struck 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. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
- 1 Kings 10:2 She came to Jerusalem with a very great caravan, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.
- 1 Kings 10:25 Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.
- 2 Kings 3:4-5 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he supplied the king of Israel with the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred thousand rams. But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
- Psalms 60:8 Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my sandal on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.”
- Psalms 68:29-30 Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you. Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples. Being humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
- Isaiah 11:14 They will fly down on the shoulders of the Philistines on the west. Together they will plunder the children of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon will obey them.
- Isaiah 16:1 Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, paid tribute.
Or, paid tribute.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 2. Brought gifts] Were laid under tribute.
Verse 2. Brought gifts] Were laid under tribute.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Gifts. Hebrew mincha, a word used to denote the…
Gifts. Hebrew mincha, a word used to denote the offerings of bread, &c., Leviticus ii. Here it signifies the tribute (Calmet) imposed on the conquered. (Haydock)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain he smote Moab--The terrible severities by which David's conquest…
he smote Moab--The terrible severities by which David's conquest of that people was marked, and the probable reason of their being subjected to such a dreadful retribution, are narrated (Sa2 8:2).
the Moabites . . . brought gifts--that is, became tributary to Israel.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. smote Moab] The Chronicler at this point omits,…
2. smote Moab] The Chronicler at this point omits, as he often omits, some obscure words of Samuel. 2Sa_8:2 seems to say that David put two thirds of the Moabites (presumably the warriors) to death, but the meaning of the verse is uncertain.
brought gifts] R.V. brought presents, i.e. tribute. It is the action of an inferior acknowledging the superiority of another. The same Heb. phrase (translated “bring an offering”) is used Psa_96:8 of sacrificing to Jehovah.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (2) Much abridged, as compared with Samuel. After the…
(2) Much abridged, as compared with Samuel. After the words “he smote Moab,” we read there of a partial massacre of the conquered. The emission is scarcely due to any unfair bias on the part of the chronicler. Indeed, as a Jew, possessed with all the national exclusiveness and hatred of the aliens who always misunderstood and sometimes cruelly oppressed his people, he was not likely to regard the slaughter of captive Moabites from a modern point of view. (Comp. Ezr_6:21; Ezr_6:9-10; Neh_2:19; Neh_2:4; Neh_2:6; Neh_2:13) Besides, he has related the cruel treatment of the Ammonite prisoners (1Ch_20:3). (See the prophecy, Num_24:17.)
And the Moabites became.—Literally, and they became—viz., Moab. The name of the country denotes the people. Samuel has “and Moab [i.e., the country] became” (verb singular feminine).
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David’s servants.—Samuel, “to David for servants.”
And brought gifts.—Literally, bringers of an offering—i.e., tribute. Similar notices are common in the Assyrian inscriptions. (Comp. 1Ki_4:21; 2Ki_3:4; and the famous Moabite inscription of which the fragments are now in the Louvre, and which records Mesha’s revolt against the successor of Ahab.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Brought gifts; i.e. in the light of tribute and…
Brought gifts; i.e. in the light of tribute and of acknowledgment of subjection. There are curious additions to this passage in the parallel place, telling the punishment inflicted on Moab: "He smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground i.e. causing them to lie prostrate; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive." This appears to mean that he put to death two parts of them, and kept the third part alive. The reason of this deliberate and severe punishment is not stated. Once David and the Moabites had been on very different terms. (1Sa_22:3, 1Sa_22:4; but see Psa_60:8)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 18:2-13 David’s conquests east of the Jordan River took…
18:2-13 David’s conquests east of the Jordan River took place in stages. The conquest of Moab in the south gave David firm control over the plateau north of the Arnon River. David’s victory over the Aramean alliance under Hadadezer brought him into alliance with King Toi of Hamath, an archenemy of Hadadezer (18:9-11). With the defeat of Ammon and the Arameans east of the Jordan, David extended his control over the southern expanses of Edom and gained access to a southern seaport (18:12-13).
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