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

And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes and made them toil at the brick kilns. And thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

And so

Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

Brought gifts

But some worthless fellows said, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread even to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong.

May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!

Do not listen to Hezekiah. For thus says the king of Assyria: Make your peace with me and come out to me. Then each one of you will eat of his own vine, and each one of his own fig tree, and each one of you will drink the water of his own cistern,

General references

I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.