David Establishes His Kingdom. II Samuel 8

 

II Samuel 8 -David Establishes His Kingdom

 

David is now being fully established in the kingdom, and we find that he has a great victory over the Philistines. They were the perpetual enemies over Israel. David drives them back, not only out of the land of Israel, but beyond their own borders.

Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, had a kingdom that went as far as the Euphrates. David took a thousand chariots from him. David got rid of all but a few of the horses. God had made a rule for the kings that they were not to multiply horses or wives.  David multiplied wives and Solomon multiplied both horses and wives.

David enlarged the borders of Israel, so we find that Syria, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and the Amalekites all became subject to David and apparently paid tribute.

God magnified David’s name because David did the will of God. His name was mentioned twenty-one times in this chapter. Exalt yourself and God will humble you, humble yourself and God will exalt you.

God gave David victory, and David used each victory to serve the Lord. David knew that he would not build the temple, but he risked his life to gather the wealth Solomon would need to do the job. If God gives your dream to someone else, help him or her fulfill it.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible. Nelsons Quick Reference Commentary.