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Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David and brought tribute. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.(A) David took the gold shields that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.(B) From Betah and from Berothai, towns of Hadadezer, King David took a great amount of bronze.

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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)

David took the gold shields(D) that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. From Tebah[a] and Berothai,(E) towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah.