2 Samuel 8:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

Measured

2 Samuel 12:31

And so

Brought gifts

General references

2 Samuel 22:38

Bible References

Measured

He removed the people who were in the city and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at brickmaking. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

And so

Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams,

He also defeated the Moabites, and they became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

Brought gifts

But some wicked men said, “How can this guy save us?” They despised him and did not bring him a gift, but Saul said nothing.

The Ammonites gave Uzziah tribute money, and his fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for God made him very powerful.

May the kings of Tarshish
and the coasts and islands bring tribute,
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: “Make peace with me and surrender to me. Then every one of you may eat from his own vine and his own fig tree and drink water from his own cistern

General references

I pursue my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.