Passage

2 Samuel 8.14

Book: 2 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. 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. 13. And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men."

"14. 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."

"15. And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. 16. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;" (2 Samuel 8:12-16, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13. David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt."

"14. He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went."

"15. David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people. 16. Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder," (2 Samuel 8:12-16, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. 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. 13. And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. ^{smiting: Heb. his smiting}"

"14. And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went."

"15. And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 16. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; ^{recorder: or, remembrancer, or, writer of chronicles}" (2 Samuel 8:12-16, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. of Aram, and of Moab, and of the Bene-Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah. 13. And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt, eighteen thousand;"

"14. and he putteth in Edom garrisons, in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone."

"15. And David reigneth over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people, 16. and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer," (2 Samuel 8:12-16, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H5650 - ebed

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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