 | Francis William Newman - 1847 - 392 pages
...house of Zobah) had risen to great eminence 1 Such seems the meaning of the words, 2 Sam. viii. 2 : " with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive." 2 Deut. xx. 10-15. in Northern Mesopotamia and Syria. The later Syrian tradition represents Nisibis... | |
 | John James Blunt - 1847 - 376 pages
...; for " he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground ; even with I two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive."1 Something, therefore, had occurred in the interval to excite his heavy displeasure against... | |
 | Charles Roger - 1847 - 342 pages
...down to the ground ; even with two lines two cords to put them to death, and with one full coard to measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep keepe them alive. So became the Moabites Davids servants alive ; and so the Moabites became David's... | |
 | 1848 - 994 pages
...David took Mi-lhcK-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 3 And he smote Monb, and measured th«m with a line, casting them down to the ground; even...put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And to the Moabitei became David'« servante, and brought gifts. 8 1Ï David smote also Hadadezer,... | |
 | Moses Stuart - 1849 - 410 pages
...v. 13. In 2 Sam. viii. 2, David is represented, after conquering Moab, as " measuring with two lines to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive," ie as putting to a violent death two-thirds of its inhabitants; in 1 Chron. xviii. 3, this circumstance... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1850 - 664 pages
...the Philistines and subdued them : and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting...put to death ; and with one full line to keep alive : and so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts." Ver. 6, " Then David put garrisons... | |
 | 1850 - 830 pages
...Philistines, and subdued them: and David took * Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come....The dream of Pharaoh is one : God hath shewed Pharao : and so the Moabites became David's servants," and brought gifts." 3 David smote also * Hadadezer,... | |
 | Wilhelm Martin Leberecht De Wette - 1850 - 584 pages
...children of men, but my mercy shall not depart away from him." In 2 Sam. viii. 2, it is said : — " And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting...he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alioe : and so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts." In the parallel, (1 Ch. xviii.... | |
 | 1851 - 668 pages
...neighborhood in subjection. The Philistines had long oppressed Israel: Samson 2 And b he smote Moab, and c measured them with a line, casting them down to the...put to death, and with one full line to keep alive: d and so the Moahites became David's servants, and " brought gifts. 3 David smote also ' Hadadezer,... | |
 | Samuel Chandler - 1853 - 618 pages
...practised by the most humane and virtuous commanders. The version of this passage in our Bible is, He smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting...put to death, and with one full line to keep alive, ie after he had cast them down to the ground with one line, he measured two lines more to put them... | |
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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. 
