What is the meaning of 2 Samuel 8:2?

2Samuel 8:6.) Benson Commentary · 2 Samuel 8:2. He smote Moab — For although the king of Moab, out of hatred to Saul, gave protection to David's parents, 1 Samuel 22:3-4; yet the Moabites were perpetual and sworn enemies to the Israelites, who therefore were forbidden to admit them into the congregation of the Lord. read more

2 Samuel 8 Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges says that David killed two thirds the prisoners-of-war: > casting them down to the ground: Making them lie down on the ground. read more

2 Samuel 8: 2, NLT: "David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. read more

2 Samuel 8: 2. He smote Moab — For although the king of Moab, out of hatred to Saul, gave protection to David’s parents, 1 Samuel 22: 3-4; yet the Moabites were perpetual and sworn enemies to the Israelites, who therefore were forbidden to admit them into the congregation of the Lord. read more