2 Samuel 8
Open in the reader1Some time later, Beloved defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Bridle-of-the-Mother-City from the hand of the Philistines.
2Beloved also defeated the children of From-the-Father, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the children of From-the-Father became subject to Beloved and brought him tribute.
3Beloved also defeated Hadad-Helps son of Broad-Place, king of Station, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Rushing River.
4Beloved captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
5When the children of Highland of Highland came to help King Hadad-Helps of Station, Beloved struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
6Then he placed garrisons in Highland of Highland, and the children of Highland became subject to Beloved and brought him tribute. So He-Who-Is made Beloved victorious wherever he went.
7And Beloved took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadad-Helps and brought them to Foundation-of-Peace.
8And from Security and Cypress-Place, cities of Hadad-Helps, King Beloved took a large amount of bronze.
9When King Toi of Fortress heard that Beloved had defeated the entire army of Hadad-Helps,
10he sent his son He-Who-Is-Exalted to greet King Beloved and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadad-Helps, who had been at war with Toi. He-Who-Is-Exalted brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
11and King Beloved dedicated these to He-Who-Is, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
12from Highland and From-the-Father, from the children of Kindred and Philistines and children of Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadad-Helps son of Broad-Place, king of Station.
13And Beloved made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Highland in the Valley of Salt.
14He placed garrisons throughout Red, and all the children of Red were subject to Beloved. So He-Who-Is made Beloved victorious wherever he went.
15Thus Beloved reigned over all Strives-with-God and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
16He-Who-Is-Father son of Balm was over the army; He-Who-Is-Has-Judged son of My-Brother-Is-Born was the recorder;
17Righteous son of My-Brother-Is-Goodness and My-Brother-Is-King son of Father-of-Abundance were priests; He-Who-Is-Has-Prevailed was the scribe;
18He-Who-Is-Has-Built son of He-Who-Is-Knows was over the Executioners and Fugitivess; and Beloved’s sons were priestly leaders.