2 Samuel 8:2
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
Cross-references
In 2 Samuel 8:6, David's conquest of Syria yields the same pattern — tribute and servitude — as seen with Moab here.
In 2 Samuel 8:12-14, the summary of David's victories confirms Moab's subjugation as part of a larger campaign of tribute.
In 2 Samuel 12:31, David similarly imposes harsh forced labor on Ammonites — a parallel method of subjugating conquered peoples.
Numbers 24:17 prophesies a star from Jacob crushing Moab — fulfilled when David subdues Moab in this verse.
Judges 3:29 records a prior defeat of Moab by Ehud, similar to David's later conquest of Moab here.
Judges 3:30 says Moab was subdued under Israel — parallel to David making Moab servants and bringing tribute.
In 1 Chronicles 18:2, the same event is recorded — Moab becomes servants and brings tribute to David.
In Psalm 60:8, David poetically calls Moab his washbasin, symbolizing humiliation and servitude — echoing the tribute condition here.
In Psalm 108:9, David repeats the same metaphor of Moab as a washbasin — reinforcing the humiliation of this conquest.
Isaiah 16:1 commands Moab to send tribute (a lamb) to Zion — directly recalling the tribute relationship David established over Moab.
Deuteronomy 23:6 forbids seeking Moab's peace — David's drastic treatment here aligns with that command.
In 2 Kings 1:1, Moab rebels after Ahab's death — indicating the tribute relationship established here eventually broke.
In 2 Kings 3:4-27, Moab's rebellion and the war show the ongoing struggle over tribute after David's conquest.
In 1 Samuel 14:47, Saul's wars include Moab — showing a pattern of conflict with Moab before David's conquest.
2 Kings 3:25 records later destruction of Moab's land — similar harsh treatment of Moab but different method.