2 Samuel 8:6
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
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.
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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מִנְחָה
of tribute
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מִנְחָה
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
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נָשָׂא
bearing
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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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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דַּמֶּשֶׂק
Damascus
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דַּמֶּשֶׂק
Damascus, a city of Syria
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