2 Samuel 8:14
in 2 Samuel 8He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 8
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd he put garrisons in Edom,.... To keep the inhabitants in subjection to him; as their forts and strong holds came into his hands, he placed companies of soldiers in them for the said purpose; or governors, as the Targum, men of his own nation, into whose hands he put their principal cities, who governed them for him, and under him.
This site's exposition
gat him a name when he returned
on 2 Samuel 8:13-14
The Hebrew text names Syria here and the Septuagint names Edom, and Barnes and Jamieson, Fausset and Brown both take Edom as the true reading, since verse 14 goes on to speak only of garrisons through all Edom. The valley of salt lies south of the Dead Sea, and 1 Kings 11:15-16 remembers this same war as a longer campaign under Joab that left every male in Edom slain. The refrain closes the war record where it opened it: the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
All David's victories were typical of the success of the gospel against the kingdom of Satan, in which the Son of David rode forth, conquering and to conquer, and he shall reign till he has brought down all opposing rule, principality, and power: and he has, as David had (
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He put garrisons in Edom - He repaired the strong cities which he had taken, and put garrisons in them to keep the country in awe.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
Dovid made a name [for himself]. He buried those of Edom whom he had killed and that is a good name for Yisroel that they bury their enemies.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | vaiyasem | and he put | H7760 → | 584 times |
| בֶּאֱד֜וֹם | beedom | in Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| נְצִבִ֗ים | netzivim | garrisons | H5333 → | 11 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֱדוֹם֙ | ʾedom | Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| שָׂ֣ם | sam | he put | H7760 → | 584 times |
| נְצִבִ֔ים | netzivim | garrisons | H5333 → | 11 times |
| וַיְהִ֥י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֱד֖וֹם | ʾedom | Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| עֲבָדִ֣ים | ʾavadim | servants | H5650 → | 799 times |
| לְדָוִ֑ד | ledavid | of David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע | vaiyoosha' | and he gave victory to | H3467 → | 206 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| דָּוִ֔ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בְּכֹ֖ל | bekhol | in every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָלָֽךְ׃ | halakh | he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
וַיָּ֨שֶׂםand he put
vaiyasemH7760 →584 times
בֶּאֱד֜וֹםin Edom
beedomH123 →99 times
נְצִבִ֗יםgarrisons
netzivimH5333 →11 times
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
אֱדוֹם֙Edom
ʾedomH123 →99 times
שָׂ֣םhe put
samH7760 →584 times
נְצִבִ֔יםgarrisons
netzivimH5333 →11 times
וַיְהִ֥יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
אֱד֖וֹםEdom
ʾedomH123 →99 times
עֲבָדִ֣יםservants
ʾavadimH5650 →799 times
לְדָוִ֑דof David
ledavidH1732 →999 times
וַיּ֤וֹשַׁעand he gave victory to
vaiyoosha'H3467 →206 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
דָּוִ֔דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
בְּכֹ֖לin every
bekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הָלָֽךְ׃he went
halakhH1980 →1546 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the…
it leads to
- Romans 9:10–13
Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
- Genesis 27:40
You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
- Genesis 27:29
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
- Malachi 1:2–5
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
- Romans 9:10–13
Through
Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you…
it leads to
- Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
- Numbers 24:9
He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
- Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
- Romans 9:12
not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
- Genesis 12:3
About 2 Samuel
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.