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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 8:9-14

9-14 All the precious things David was master of, were dedicated things; they were designed for building the temple. The idols of gold David destroyed, 2 Samuel 5:21, but the vessels of gold he dedicated. Thus, in the conquest of a soul by the grace of the Son of David, what stands in opposition to God must be destroyed, every lust must be mortified and crucified, but what may glorify him must be dedicated; thus the property of it is altered. God employs his servants in various ways; some, as... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Samuel 8:9-18

David's Prestige Recognized v. 9. When Toi, king of Hamath, a district of Syria on the Orontes River, heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, v. 10. then Toi sent Joram, his son (also known as Hadoram), unto King David, to salute him, with the usual greetings of peace, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi, he had been waging continual war with Toi with the purpose of subduing his land. David's victory had... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

III. The splendid development of David’s royal rule without and within2 Samuel 8-101. Without by wars and victories over Israel’s external enemies. 2 Samuel 8:1-141And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines and subdued [humbled] them; and David took Metheg-Ammah1 out of the hand of the Philistines.2And he smote Moab and measured them with a line, casting them down to [making them lie down on] the ground; even with two lines measured he [and he measured two lines] to put to... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

Victorious on Every Side 2 Samuel 8:1-18 Twice in this chapter we are told that the Lord gave victory to David “whithersoever he went,” 2 Samuel 8:6 ; 2 Samuel 8:14 . Indeed, he was more than a conqueror, for he obtained not only victory but the spoils of his foes, of which he afterward made large donations to the house of God. We are reminded of those great words: “Now thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ;” and, “They also shall overcome that are with Him [the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

Here we have the record of some of the victories of David, again not necessarily in chronological order. There is, however, a very close relation between this account of them and what had preceded. The story of the king's successes contains more perhaps than is apparent on the surface. By them he strengthened his position and that of his people; but he also gathered treasure. The house of the Lord was still in his mind, and although he knew he would not be permitted to build, he was still... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 8:1-15

David Triumphs Over All His Enemies And Makes A Name For Himself (2 Samuel 8:1-15 ). In this passage David’s victories against all his enemies are described, commencing with his taking of ‘the bridle of the mother city (1 Chronicles 18:1 makes clear that this mother city was Gath) out of the hands of the Philistines’. In other words he became overlord over the city to which he had previously been a vassal, the mother city that was seen as in control over all the other Philistine cities. From... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

2 Samuel 8. David’ s Victories. His Ministers (D).— A concluding summary, corresponding to the similar section on Saul ( 1 Samuel 14:47 ff.) and by the same hand. Apparently it formed the conclusion of an early edition of the Book of Samuel. It includes material and information from earlier sources. 2 Samuel 8:1-Ruth : . David subdues the Philistines, Moabites, and Syrians. 2 Samuel 8:1 . the bridle of the mother city: the text is hopelessly corrupt. 2 Samuel 8:2 . Two-thirds were put to... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 8:11

Unto the Lord; to the building of God’s temple. So he showed his affection to God and his house, in preparing for it when he was not permitted to build it. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—2 Samuel 8:1. “Metheg-ammah.” This is a very obscure word, and has been very variously translated. “Metheg” is a “bridle,” and “ammah” is translated mother by Keil, Erdmann, Phillipson, and Wordsworth. Gesenius says this word is always used in a figurative sense as the head, or foundation of a thing, and agrees with the scholars above named in understanding it here to signify a capital or chief city. If so, to take the bridle can only mean to subdue, and this... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 8:1-18

In the eighth chapter of second Samuel there is chronicled for us certain of David's victories over their enemies round about, how that God was establishing David and his kingdom, and was subduing his enemies before him. So it tells about David's moves in many directions as he was expanding the kingdom.He took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines. And then he smote Moab, [and they became the tributaries of David, and then he moved a little north from there, and came against... read more