2 Samuel 8:2

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He struck 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.

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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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Places in this passage

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

Photo of Ammon — Ammon · Berthold Werner