“When people of Aram from Dammesek came to the aid of Hadad‘ezer king of Tzovah, David killed 22,000 men of Aram.  Then David put garrisons among the people of Aram in Dammesek; Aram became subject to David and paid tribute. Adonai gave victory to David wherever he went.”-2 Samuel 8:5 So we’re told that a […]

“Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.”-2 Samuel 8:3 Today, I wanna connect Scripture with Scripture. Verse 3 tells us that David’s goal was to expand Israel’s borders up to the Euphrates River. This is directly connected to the promise God […]

“He also defeated Mo’av; making them lie down on the ground, he measured them with a length of cord; for every two lengths to be put to death he designated one length to be kept alive. The people of Mo’av became subjects of David and paid tribute.”-2 Samuel 8:2 From verse 2, we’re told of […]

I wanna show you something interesting.  Take a look at the highlighted parts from the opening verse of 2nd Samuel 8. “Some time afterwards, David attacked the P’lishtim and subdued them; David took Meteg-Amah out of the hands of the P’lishtim.” The NIV says… In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued […]

Today, we begin 2nd Samuel Chapter 8. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. “Some time afterwards, David attacked the P’lishtim and subdued them; David took Meteg-Amah out of the hands of the P’lishtim.” -2 Samuel 8:1 So the last chapter was all about God’s promise to build […]