Bible Strands
2 Samuel 8:6
Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes David’s administrative actions immediately after defeating the Arameans of Damascus who had come to support King Hadadezer of Zobah.
The words — נְצִבִים (ne.tzi.Vim) denotes garrisons or stationed troops, and לְ/דָוִד (le./da.Vid) marks the state of subordination or tribute owed to David.
The thread — The formula of installing garrisons and extracting tribute reappears in 2 Samuel 8:14 for Edom, while the causal link between divine presence and military success runs through 2 Samuel 7:9 and the troop stationing in 2 Chronicles 17:2.
Why it lands — The text records a concrete political outcome of warfare and attributes it to divine action, requiring the reader to track how historical submission and theological causality are presented as simultaneous facts.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 8:14 He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 2 Samuel 7:9 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.
- 2 Chronicles 17:2 He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
- Psalms 18:34 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
- Psalms 140:7 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
- Psalms 144:1 Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
- 1 Samuel 13:3 Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
- 1 Samuel 14:1 One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
- 1 Samuel 14:6 Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
- 1 Samuel 14:15 Then panic struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked, and panic spread from God.