2 Samuel 8:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; he took control of the bridle of the mother-city from the Philistines.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵ‪[c]‬יכֵ֔ן וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם וַיִּקַּ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־מֶ֥תֶג הָאַמָּ֖ה מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Transliteration

And wayəhî after ken and wayyak Dāwid ʾet-Pəlištîm and wayaknîʿēm and wayyiqqaḥ Dāwid ʾet-meteg hāʾammâ from hand of Pəlištîm.

Grammar Details

• *wayəhî*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened
• *ken*: adverb - thus/so/afterwards
• *wayyak*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *nākâ* - and he struck/defeated
• *Dāwid*: proper noun, masculine singular - David
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *Pəlištîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
• *wayaknîʿēm*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd plural suffix - and he subdued them
• *wayyiqqaḥ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *lāqaḥ* - and he took
• *meteg*: noun, masculine singular construct - bridle/control
• *hāʾammâ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the mother-city/metropolis
• *miyyad*: preposition *min* + noun, feminine singular construct - from the hand of

Word Meanings

• *meteg hāʾammâ*: bridle of the mother-city/capital city/metropolis/authority/cubit
• *wayyaknîʿēm*: subdued them/humbled them/brought them into subjection

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And after this, it came to pass that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And after{H310} this it came to pass, that David{H1732} smote{H5221} the Philistines,{H6430} and subdued{H3665} them: and David{H1732} took{H3947} the bridle{H4965} of the mother city out of the hand{H3027} of the Philistines.{H6430}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And after{H310} this it came to pass, that David{H1732} smote{H5221}{(H8686)} the Philistines{H6430}, and subdued{H3665}{(H8686)} them: and David{H1732} took{H3947}{(H8799)} Methegammah{H4965} out of the hand{H3027} of the Philistines{H6430}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And it fortuned after this, yt Dauid smote ye Philistynes, and discomfited them, and toke the brydell of bondage out of the Philistynes hande.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  After this now, Dauid smote the Philistims, & subdued them, & Dauid tooke the bridle of bondage out of the hand of the Philistims.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  After this, now Dauid smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and Dauid toke the bridel of bondage out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them; and David took the authority of the mother-town from the hands of the Philistines.

• World English Bible (2000)

  After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David Subjugates Nearby Nations Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Chr 18:1-9 : 1 After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines. 2 David also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became his servants, bringing him tribute. 3 David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath when Hadadezer went to establish his control over the Euphrates River. 4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from Hadadezer. He hamstrung all the chariot horses but kept enough for 100 chariots. 5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of them. 6 David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing him tribute. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. 7 David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great amount of bronze. With it, Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and other bronze articles. 9 When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought with him articles of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 King David dedicated these items to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. 12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 David stationed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became his servants. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went. 14 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was in charge of the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder. 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was the scribe. 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were chief advisors to the king.
• 2 Sam 2:24 : 24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
• 2 Sam 7:9 : 9 I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
• 2 Sam 21:15-22 : 15 Once again, there was war between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight the Philistines, and he became exhausted. 16 Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose spear weighed three hundred bronze shekels and who was armed with a new weapon, said he would kill David. 17 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to David's aid. He struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, "Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel." 18 After this, there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. At that time, Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha. 19 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite struck down Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod. 20 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in total. He too was descended from Rapha. 21 He taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down. 22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his men.