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2 Samuel 8:2
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2 He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third.[a] The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.[b]

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  1. 2 Samuel 8:2 tn Heb “and he measured [with] two [lengths] of rope to put to death and [with] the fullness of the rope to keep alive.”
  2. 2 Samuel 8:2 tn Heb “and the Moabites were servants of David, carriers of tribute.”
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