The Bible Study Podcast, episode 529. Today, the Bible Study podcast continues the study of the

Kings of Israel and Judah with 2 Samuel chapters 8 and 9.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast.

I'm your host, Chris Christensen.

We're going to wrap up the years of good King David here, where everything is going right for him.

Today, with chapters 8 and 9 of 2nd Samuel.

Chapter 8 goes like this.

In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them,

and he took Metheg Amah from the control of the Philistines. David also defeated the Moabites.

He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord.

Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live.

So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.

Moreover, David defeated Hadedazar, son of Rehob, king of Zebo.

When he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River, David captured a thousand

of his chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers.

He hemstrung them all, but a hundred of the chariot horses.

When the Aramians of Damascus came to help Hadadazar, King of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of them.

He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought

tribute.

The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadazar and brought them to Jerusalem.

From Teba and Barothai towns that belonged to Hadadazar, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

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