Bible Strands
2 Samuel 8:11
and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King David acts after defeating neighboring kingdoms and receiving allied tribute, formally presenting the accumulated spoils to the LORD.
The words — The text highlights הִקְדִּישׁ (hik.Dish), meaning he consecrated, and גַּם (gam), meaning also, noting that David set apart both the tribute and the war plunder for sacred use.
The thread — This dedication practice recurs in 1 Chronicles 18:11, 1 Chronicles 26:26, and 1 Kings 7:51, where David’s consecrated wealth is later managed and incorporated into the temple treasury.
Why it lands — The text records David transferring conquered wealth and foreign tribute to the LORD rather than retaining it for royal accounts, requiring the reader to acknowledge that material gain from conflict belongs to God’s service.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 7:51 So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26 This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
- 1 Chronicles 18:11 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2 Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- Micah 4:13 Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.