Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

2 Samuel 8:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2 He defeated the Moʹab·ites+ and made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a line. He measured out two lines to be put to death, and one full line to be kept alive.+ And the Moʹab·ites became David’s servants and brought tribute.+

2 Samuel 8:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 2 He defeated the Moʹab·ites+ and made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a line. He measured out two lines to be put to death, and one full line to be kept alive.+ And the Moʹab·ites became David’s servants and brought tribute.+

2 Samuel 8:2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 2 And he went on to strike down the Moʹab·ites+ and measure them with a line, making them lie down* on the earth, that he might measure two lines to put them to death, and a full line to preserve them alive;+ and the Moʹab·ites came to be David’s servants+ to carry tribute.*+

2 Samuel 8:2

The Bible in Living English
- 2 And he defeated the Moabites and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground: he measured two lines to put to death and a full line to keep alive; and the Moabites became subject to David as tributaries.

2 Samuel 8:2

American Standard Version
- 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

2 Samuel 8:2

King James Version
- 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.