2 Samuel 8:2
He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.2 Samuel 8:2 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — 2 શમુએલ ૮:૨
- પછી તેણે મોઆબીઓને હરાવ્યા અને તેઓના માણસોને ભૂમિ પર સુવાડીને દોરીથી માપ્યા. તેણે મારી નાખવા માટે બે દોરીઓ જેટલા માપ્યા અને જીવતા રાખવા માટે એક આખી દોરી જેટલા માપ્યા. તેથી મોઆબીઓ દાઉદના ચાકરો થઈ તેને ખંડણી આપતા થયા.
- हिन्दी — 2 शमूएल ८:२
- फिर उसने मोआबियों को भी जीता, और इनको भूमि पर लिटा कर डोरी से मापा; तब दो डोरी से लोगों को मापकर घात किया, और डोरी भर के लोगों को जीवित छोड़ दिया। तब मोआबी दाऊद के अधीन होकर भेंट ले आने लगे।
In context
1After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
2He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
4David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots.
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