1. After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from Philistine control.
2. He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.