81 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
81 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
81 In the days that followed, David struck hard at the Philistines - brought them to their knees and took control of the countryside.
81 After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
81 After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 8:1
Commentary on 2 Samuel 8:1-8.
(Read 2 Samuel 8:1-8.)
David subdued the Philistines. They had long been troublesome to Israel. And after the long and frequent struggles the saints have with the powers of darkness, like Israel with the Philistines, the Son of David shall tread them all under foot, and make the saints more than conquerors. He smote the Moabites, and made them tributaries to Israel. Two parts he destroyed, the third part he spared. The line that was to keep alive, though it was but one, is ordered to be a full line. Let the line of mercy be stretched to the utmost. He smote the Syrians. In all these wars David was protected, for this in his psalms he often gives glory to God.