## Targum Jonathan on II Samuel Chapter 8

###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:1
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וַהֲוָה בָּתַר כֵּן וּמְחָא דָוִד יַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וְתַבְּרִינוּן וּנְסִיב דָוִד יַת תִּקוּן אַמְתָא מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
After this David struck down the Philistines and shattered them. David took the arrangement of the cubit out of the hand of the Philistines.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:2
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וּמְחָא יַת מוֹאֲבָאֵי וּמְשַׁח לְהוֹן בְּעַדְבָא רָמֵי יַתְהוֹן לְאַרְעָא וּמְשַׁח תְּרֵין חַבְלִין לְמִקְטַל וּמְלֵי חַבְלָא לַאֲחָאָה וַהֲווֹ מוֹאָבָא לְדָוִד לְעַבְדִין נַטְלֵי פְרָס:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he struck down the Moabites, and measured them with the lot: he threw them to the ground and measured two lots to kill and filled one lot to be spared. And the Moabites were servants to David, bringing tribute.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:3
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וּמְחָא דָוִד יַת הַדַדְעֶזֶר בַּר רְחוֹב מַלְכָּא דְצוֹבָא כַּד אֲזַל לְאַשְׁנָאָה תְּחוּמֵיהּ בִּנְהַר פְּרָת:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David struck down Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to change his border at the river Euphrates.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:4
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וַאֲסַר דָוִד מִנֵיהּ אֲלַף וּשְׁבַע מְאָה פְּרָשִׁין וְעַשְׂרִין אַלְפִין גְבַר רַגְלִי וַעֲקַד דָוִד יַת כָּל רְתִיכַיָא וְאַשְׁאַר מִנְהוֹן מְאָה רְתִיכִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David captured from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David destroyed all the chariots, but left a hundred chariots.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:5
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וַאֲתוֹ אֱנַשׁ אֲרַם דַמֶשֶׂק לְמִסְעֹד לַהֲדַדְעֶזֶר מַלְכָּא דְצוֹבָה וּמְחָא דָוִד בַּאֲרָם עַשְׂרִין וּתְרֵין אַלְפִין גַבְרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when the men of Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty two thousand men of Aram.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:6
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וּמַנֵי דָוִד אִסְטַרְטִיגִין בַּאֲרַם דַמֶשֶׂק וַהֲווֹ אֱנַשׁ אֲרָם לְדָוִד לְעַבְדִין נַטְלֵי פְרָס וּפְרַק יְיָ יַת דָוִד בְּכָל אֲתַר דִי הֲלִיךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then David appointed praetors in Aram of Damascus, and the men of Aram became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the LORD saved David in whatever place he went.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:7
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וּנְסִיב דָוִד יַת שִׁלְטֵי דְדַהֲבָא דַהֲווֹ עַל עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעֶזֶר וְאַיְתִינוּן לִירוּשְׁלֵם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David took the shields of gold which were [carried] by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:8
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וּמִבֶּטַח וּמִבֵּרוֹתַי קִרְוֵי הֲדַדְעֶזֶר נְסִיב מַלְכָּא דָוִד נְחָשָׁא סַגִי לַחֲדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And from Betah and from Beroth, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:9
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וּשְׁמַע תּוֹעִי מַלְכָּא דַחֲמָת אֲרֵי מְחָא דָוִד יַת כָּל מַשִׁרְיַת הֲדַדְעֶזֶר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:10
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וּשְׁלַח תּוֹעִי יַת יוֹרָם בְּרֵיהּ לְוַת מַלְכָּא דָוִד לְמִשְׁאַל לֵיהּ לִשְׁלָם וּלְבָרְכוּתֵיהּ עַל דְאַגִיחַ קְרָבָא בַּהֲדַדְעֶזֶר וְקַטְלֵיהּ אֲרֵי גְבַר עָבֵיד קְרָבִין עִם תּוֹעִי הֲוָה הֲדַדְעֶזֶר וְעִמֵיהּ הֲווֹ מָנֵי כַסְפָּא וּמָנֵי דַהֲבָא וּמָנֵי נְחָשָׁא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Toi sent his son Joram to King David to inquire after his welfare and to bless him, because he had waged war against Hadadezer and killed him; for Hadadezer was a man often fighting battles against Toi. And he brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:11
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אַף יַתְהוֹן אַקְדִישׁ מַלְכָּא דָוִד קֳדָם יְיָ עִם כַּסְפָּא וְדַהֲבָא דִי אַקְדִישׁ מִכָּל עַמְמַיָא דִי כַבֵּשׁ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
These also King David dedicated before the LORD, together with the silver and gold which he dedicated from all the nations he subdued,


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:12
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מֵאֲרָם וּמִמוֹאָב וּמִבְּנֵי עַמוֹן וּמִפְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמֵעֲמַלְקָאֵי וּמִבִּיזַת הֲדַדְעֶזֶר בַּר רְחוֹב מַלְכָּא דְצוֹבָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:13
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וּכְנַשׁ דָוִד מַשִׁרְיַן כַּד תַּב מִלְמִמְחֵי יַת אֲרָם בְּגֵיא מֶלַח תַּמְנַת עֲסַר אַלְפִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David gathered armies, when he returned from striking down Aram in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand men.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:14
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וּמַנֵי בֶאֱדוֹם אִסְטַרְטִיגִין בְּכָל אֱדוֹם מַנֵי אִסְטַרְטִיגִין וַהֲווֹ כָל אֱדוֹם עַבְדִין לְדָוִד וּפְרַק יְיָ יַת דָוִד בְכָל אֲתַר דִי הֲלִיךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he appointed praetors in Edom; throughout all Edom he appointed praetors, and all the men of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD saved David in whatever place he went.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:15
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וּמְלַךְ דָוִד עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲוָה דָוִד עָבֵיד דִין דִקְשׁוֹט וְזָכוּ לְכָל עַמֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David was king over all Israel. And David administered true justice and righteousness to all his people.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:16
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וְיוֹאָב בַּר צְרוּיָה מְמַנָא עַל חֵילָא וִיהוֹשָׁפָט בַּר אֲחִילוּד מְמַנָא עַל דָכְרָנַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Joab the son of Zeruiah was appointed over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was appointed over the records.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:17
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וְצָדוֹק בַּר אֲחִיטוּב וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בַּר אֶבְיָתָר כַּהֲנַיָא וּשְׂרָיָה סַפְרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests. And Seraiah was scribe.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 8:18
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וּבְנָיָהוּ בַּר יְהוֹיָדָע מְמַנָא עַל קַשְׁתַּיָא וְעַל קַלְעֲיָא וּבְנֵי דָוִד רַבְרְבִין הֲווֹ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was appointed over the archers and over the slingers. And the sons of David were teachers.