2 Samuel 8:12
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of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
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These names denote Israel’s neighboring peoples and regions: Philistia and Amalek to the southwest, Moab and Ammon east of the Jordan, Aram/Syria including Damascus and Zobah to the north, and Edom to the south. In David’s reign, their tribute and plunder were dedicated to the LORD, marking God-given victory and Israel’s expanding security.
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2 Samuel 8:12 mentions Amalek, Ammon, Aram, Damascus, Edom, Euphrates, Hamath, Jerusalem, Moab, Philistia, Syria and Zobah.
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