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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "2SA-8:1",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.1",
        "text": "And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines."
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        "n": 2,
        "refId": "2SA-8:2",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.2",
        "text": "And he smote 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. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute."
      },{
        "n": 3,
        "refId": "2SA-8:3",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.3",
        "text": "David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River."
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "2SA-8:4",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.4",
        "text": "And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "2SA-8:5",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.5",
        "text": "And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "2SA-8:6",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.6",
        "text": "Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went."
      },{
        "n": 7,
        "refId": "2SA-8:7",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.7",
        "text": "And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem."
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "2SA-8:8",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.8",
        "text": "And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "2SA-8:9",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.9",
        "text": "And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,"
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        "n": 10,
        "refId": "2SA-8:10",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.10",
        "text": "then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:"
      },{
        "n": 11,
        "refId": "2SA-8:11",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.11",
        "text": "These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;"
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "2SA-8:12",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.12",
        "text": "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."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "2SA-8:13",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.13",
        "text": "And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "2SA-8:14",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.14",
        "text": "And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went."
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "2SA-8:15",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.15",
        "text": "And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people."
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "2SA-8:16",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.16",
        "text": "And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;"
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "2SA-8:17",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.17",
        "text": "and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;"
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "2SA-8:18",
        "verseRef": "2Sam.8.18",
        "text": "and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David`s sons were chief ministers."
      }
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