6Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. …
The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)After this , it is said (1 Chron. 18:1), David did those great exploits. After the sweet communion he had had with God by the word and prayer, as mentioned in the foregoing chapter, he went on his work with extraordinary vigour and courage, conquering and to conquer . Thus Jacob, after his vision, lifted up his feet, Gen. 29:1. We have taken a view of these victories before, and shall now only obs…
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