2 Samuel 8:11

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“and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—”

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“these also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“also them did king David sanctify to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he sanctified of all the nations which he subdued:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 8:11 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 7:51So 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.
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:11and 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.
  3. 1 Chronicles 22:14Now 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.
  4. 1 Chronicles 26:26This 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.
  5. 1 Chronicles 26:27They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD.
  6. 1 Chronicles 29:2Now 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.
  7. Micah 4:13Rise 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.

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