2 Samuel 8:14
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.”
דָּוִד
David. Beloved. The shepherd boy who became king. A man after God's own heart. God chooses the surrendered heart not the impressive resume.
שׂוּם
he put
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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עֶבֶד
servants
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עֶבֶד
Servant, slave. Ebed. Moses was called the servant of the LORD, the highest honour. The greatest in God's kingdom is the servant of all.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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הָלַךְ
he went
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הָלַךְ
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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נְצִיב
garrisons
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נְצִיב
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
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