(A)And He [a]defeated (B)Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and a full line to keep alive. And (C)the Moabites became servants to David, (D)bringing tribute.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:2 Lit struck

David also defeated the Moabites.(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.(B)

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However, (A)when King Ahab died, the king of Moab broke with the [a]king of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:5 I.e., Jehoram, the new king

But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled(A) against the king of Israel.

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