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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• ¹And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its 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 have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are on the earth. (2 Sam. 7:9)

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2 Sam. 21:15‑22• ¹⁵And the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought with the Philistines. And David was exhausted.
¹⁶And Ishbibenob, who was of the children of Raphah--the weight of his lance was three hundred shekels of bronze, and he was girded with new armour--thought to smite David.
¹⁷And Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the lamp of Israel.
¹⁸And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines, at Gob; then Sibbechai the Hushathite smote Saph, who was of the children of Raphah.
¹⁹And there was again a battle at Gob with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, smote Goliath the Gittite; now the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam.
²⁰And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man there of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah.
²¹And he defied Israel; but Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother smote him.
²²These four were born to Raphah, in Gath; and they 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• ²⁴And Joab and Abishai pursued after Abner; and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is before Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. (2 Sam. 2:24)

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1 Chron. 18:1‑17• ¹And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
²And he smote the Moabites; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
³And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
⁵And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
⁶And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.
⁷And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
⁸And from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, of which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
⁹And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
¹⁰and he 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 was continually at war with Tou; he sent also all manner of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
¹¹Them also king David dedicated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he had brought from all the nations: from the Edomites, and from the Moabites, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from the Amalekites.
¹²And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
¹³And he put garrisons in Edom; and all they of Edom became servants to David. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.
¹⁴And David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice to all his people.
¹⁵And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;
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 the first at the king's hand. (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.