2 Samuel 8:1
Good News Translation
Some time later King David attacked the Philistines again, defeated them, and ended their control over the land.

New Revised Standard Version
Some time afterward, David attacked the Philistines and subdued them; David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

Contemporary English Version
Later, David attacked and badly defeated the Philistines. Israel was now free from their control.

New American Bible
After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took. . . from the Philistines.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass after this that David defeated the Philistines, and brought them down, and David took the bridle of tribute out of the hand of the Philistines,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And it came to pass after this that David defeated the Philistines, and brought them down, and David took the bridle of tribute out of the hand of the Philistines,

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2964 B.C.

1040 An. Ex. Is.

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And after

2 Samuel 7:9 And I have been with thee wheresoever thou hast walked, and have slain all thy enemies from before thy face: and I have made thee a great man, like unto the name of the great ones that are on the earth.

2 Samuel 21:15-22 And the Philistines made war again against Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David growing faint, . . .

Metheg-ammah.

2 Samuel 2:24 Now while Joab and Abisai pursued after Abner, the sun went down: and they came as far as the hill of the aqueduct, that lieth over against the valley by the way of the wilderness in Gabaon.

1 Chronicles 18:1 And it came to pass after this, that David defeated the Philistines, and humbled them, and took away Geth, and her daughters out of the hands of the Philistines,

Context
David's Triumphs
1And it came to pass after this that David defeated the Philistines, and brought them down, and David took the bridle of tribute out of the hand of the Philistines,2And he defeated Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the earth: and he measured with two lines, one to put to death, and one to save alive: and Moab was made to serve David under tribute.…
Cross References
Hebrews 11:33
Who by faith conquered kingdoms, wrought justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Hebrews 11:34
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, recovered strength from weakness, became valiant in battle, put to flight the armies of foreigners.

2 Samuel 19:9
And all the people were at strife in all the tribes of Israel, saying: The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines: and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

2 Samuel 22:44
Thou wilt save me from the contradictions of my people: thou wilt keep me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I know not, shall serve me,

1 Chronicles 18:1
And it came to pass after this, that David defeated the Philistines, and humbled them, and took away Geth, and her daughters out of the hands of the Philistines,

Psalm 18:43
Thou wilt deliver me from the contradictions of the people; thou wilt make me head of the Gentiles.

Psalm 60:8
Moab is the pot of my hope. Into Edom will I stretch out my shoe: to me the foreigners are made subject.

2 Samuel 7:29
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