He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one full length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.(A)

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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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Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.(A)

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He put garrisons(A) in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject(B) to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.(C)

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24 Each of them would bring his own gift—items[a] of silver and gold, clothing, weapons,[b][c] spices, and horses and mules—as an annual tribute.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:24 Or vessels, or weapons
  2. 9:24 LXX reads resin
  3. 9:24 Or fragrant balsam

24 Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift(A)—articles of silver and gold, and robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.

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11 Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.(A)

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11 Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs(A) brought him flocks:(B) seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.

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