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2 Sam. 8:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Andh after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took θMetheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

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1 Chron. 18:1• ¹Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. (1 Chron. 18:1)

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or, the bridle of Ammah.

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1-2: David subdues the Philistines and the Moabites.

3-8: He smites Hadadezer, and the Syrians.

9-10: Toi sends Joram with presents to bless him.

11-13: The presents and the spoil David dedicates to God.

14-15: He puts garrisons in Edom.

16-18: David's officers.

A.M. 2964.

B.C. 1040.

An. Ex. Is. 451.

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2 Sam. 7:9• ⁹And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. (2 Sam. 7:9)

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2 Sam. 21:15‑22• ¹⁵Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.
¹⁶And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
¹⁷But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
¹⁸And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.
¹⁹And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
²⁰And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
²¹And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
²²These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. (2 Sam. 21:15‑22)

Metheg-ammah.

or, the bridle of Ammah.

2 Sam. 2:24• ²⁴Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. (2 Sam. 2:24)

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1 Chron. 18:1‑17• ¹Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
²And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
³And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
⁵And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
⁶Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
⁷And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
⁸Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
⁹Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
¹⁰He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
¹¹Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
¹²Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
¹³And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
¹⁴So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
¹⁵And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
¹⁶And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
¹⁷And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. (1 Chron. 18:1‑17)

Gath.In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it.

• Metheg-ammah signifies “bridle of the capital.” David held the key of power. (“2 Samuel 8” by J.N. Darby)

• Like the Lord will do at the end when He will judge the nations, so David applies judgment to them in various ways and measures: according to the character of his enemies or according to the way in which they have treated his people. (“New Victories: 2 Samuel 8” by H.L. Rossier)

• The victories of this chapter grow out of David's communion with his God just as the victories of 2 Sam. 5 were the fruit of his dependence and obedience. When we are in communion with Him God has no need to discipline us as He did with Uzzah.The victories of this chapter grow out of David's communion with his God just as the victories of 2 Sam. 5 were the fruit of his dependence and obedience. When we are in communion with Him God has no need to discipline us as He did with Uzzah. (“New Victories: 2 Samuel 8” by H.L. Rossier)

• We must also note that the victories of 2 Sam. 5 follow the establishment of the kingdom in Zion, and those of 2 Sam. 8 the establishment of God's throne in the same place. In the first case, God vindicates the character and dignity of His anointed against the nations; in the second case, He defends His own glory as the God of Israel. The nations must bow down to this double supremacy. I have no doubt that similar events will precede the final establishment of millennial blessing. (“New Victories: 2 Samuel 8” by H.L. Rossier)

• These sworn enemies of Israel are thus deprived of what was the bulwark of their strength. (“New Victories: 2 Samuel 8” by H.L. Rossier)

• Two or three psalms are linked in a special way to the events of this chapter....Psa. 60 as it refers to this chapter proves, if this is necessary, that these events are not simply the history of David, but that typically they represent the future establishment on earth of Christ's kingdom....Psa. 108:6-13 are the same as in Psa. 60, but in them the thought differs from the latter psalm; that is, David wins the victory so that the Lord may be celebrated among the nations and also so that His beloved ones may be delivered, whereas in Psa. 60, it is only a question of the deliverance of His beloved ones. (“New Victories: 2 Samuel 8” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took the power of the capitalk out of the hand of the Philistines.

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"Power of the capital" is "Metheg-ha-ammah," meaning, "the Bridle of the Mother (city)," i.e. the metropolis. see 2 Sam. 20.19; Num. 21.25.