8:1  
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  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.
8:2
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.
8:3  
    [kjv]  David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
    [bbe]  And David overcame Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to make his power seen by the River.
8:4
    [kjv]  And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
    [bbe]  And David took from him one thousand, seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and David had the leg-muscles of the horses cut, only keeping enough of them for a hundred war-carriages.
8:5
    [kjv]  And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
    [bbe]  And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans.
8:6  
    [kjv]  Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
    [bbe]  And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the Aramaeans became servants to David and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.
8:7  
    [kjv]  And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
    [bbe]  And David took their gold body-covers from the servants of Hadadezer and took them to Jerusalem.
8:8
    [kjv]  And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
    [bbe]  And from Tebah and Berothai, towns of Hadadezer, King David took a great store of brass.
8:9
    [kjv]  When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
    [bbe]  And when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of ............