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2 Samuel 8:16

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Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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These places span Israel’s capital Jerusalem and the surrounding kingdoms and regions David subdued or checked, from Philistia and Moab to Ar

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2 Samuel 8:16 mentions Amalek, Ammon, Aram, Damascus, Edom, Euphrates, Hamath, Jerusalem, Moab, Philistia, Syria and Zobah.

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Ammon · Berthold Werner
Aram · Dosseman
Damascus · Dosseman

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