2 Samuel Chapter 8
(Original 1611 KJV Bible)

This is the text and a scan of the actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version, the 'HE' Bible, for 2 Samuel Chapter 8. The KJV does not get more original or authentic than this. View 2 Samuel Chapter 8 as text-only. Click to switch to the standard King James Version of 2 Samuel Chapter 8

Why does it have strange spelling?

2 Samuel Chapter 8 Original 1611 Bible Scan

View this 2. Samuel chapter 8 scan at a larger size

CHAP. VIII.

1 Dauid subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer, and the Syrians. 9 Toi sendeth Ioram with Presents to blesse him. 11 The Presents and the spoile Dauid dedicateth to God. 14 He putteth garisons in Edom. 16 Dauids officers.

¹ And after this it came to passe, that Dauid smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and Dauid tooke Metheg-Ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.¹

² And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them downe to the ground: euen with two lines measured he, to put to death, and with one full line to keepe aliue: and so the Moabites became Dauids seruants, and brought gifts.

³ ¶ Dauid smote also Hadadezer the sonne of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recouer his border at the riuer Euphrates.

⁴ And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen hundred horsemen, and twentie thousand footemen: and Dauid houghed all the charet horses, but reserued of them for an hundred charets.⁴

⁵ And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, Dauid slew of the Syrians two and twentie thousand men.

⁶ Then Dauid put garisons in Syria of Damascus: And the Syrians became seruants to Dauid, and brought gifts: and the Lord preserued Dauid whithersoeuer he went.

⁷ And Dauid tooke the shields of gold that were on the seruants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Ierusalem.

⁸ And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King Dauid tooke exceeding much brasse.

⁹ ¶ When Toi king of Hamath heard that Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadadezer,

¹⁰ Then Toi sent Ioram his sonne vnto king Dauid to salute him, and to blesse him, because hee had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: (for Hadadezer had warres with Toi) and Ioram brought with him vessels of siluer, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brasse;¹⁰

¹¹ Which also king Dauid did dedicate vnto the Lord, with the siluer and gold that he had dedicate of all nations which he subdued:

¹² Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, & of Amalek, and of the spoile of Hadadezer sonne of Rehob king of Zobah.

¹³ And Dauid gate him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteene thousand men.¹³

¹⁴ ¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; thorowout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became Dauids seruants: and the Lord preserued Dauid whithersoeuer he went.

¹⁵ And Dauid reigned ouer all Israel, and Dauid executed iudgement and iustice vnto all his people.

¹⁶ And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the host, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud was Recorder.¹⁶

¹⁷ And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, were the Priests, and Seraiah was the scribe.¹⁷

¹⁸ And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer both the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and Dauids sonnes were chiefe rulers.¹⁸

2 Samuel Chapter 8 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):

¹ 1. Chron. 18.1. &c. psal. 60.2. , Or, the bridle of Ammah.
⁴ Or, of his. , As 1. Chr. 18.4.
¹⁰ Hebr. aske him of peace. , Hebr. was a man of warres with. , Hebr. in his hand were.
¹³ Hebr. his smiting.
¹⁶ Or, remembrancer, or writer of Chronicles.
¹⁷ Or, secretary.
¹⁸ 1. Chron. 18. 17. , Or, Princes.

* Some content on this page courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania

< 2 Samuel Chapter 7

2 Samuel Chapter 9 >

King James Bible Online

2 Samuel

1611 King James Version (KJV)

2 Samuel Chapter 8
(Original 1611 KJV Bible)

King James Bible Online

2 Samuel

1611 King James Version (KJV)

2 Samuel Chapter 8(Original 1611 KJV Bible)

2 Samuel Chapter 8
(Original 1611 KJV Bible)