國內漸趨和平穩定，大衛乃有餘力應付外患，連續打敗非利士人、摩押人、亞蘭人等，使得鄰近諸邦不戰而降，紛紛進貢。大衛雖然威震四方，但他沒有復仇之心，仍恩慈待掃羅的遺族。

        根據八章一至十四節，以下的是非題請你回答：
        1.大衛打敗上帝的敵人____
        2.上帝打敗大衛的敵人____
        這答案可從經文中找出，把所有描述大衛的動詞圈出來（大衛攻打、治服、奪取、殺敗、擒拿等），再把描述上帝的部分圈出來（「大衛無論往那去，上帝都使都他得勝」8：6、14）
        究竟誰在打仗?是大衛。誰使他得勝？是上帝！大衛無法做上帝的部分，上帝也不做大衛的部分。從一開始就是上帝與人同工，上帝提供保護與力量，大衛則揮劍殺敗敵人。若大衛靠著自己的力量，或坐著等上帝來做事，後果都將很慘。但與上帝合作，大衛所向無敵。
        「主啊，祂不需要我」或「主啊，我不需要祢」。這兩種心態都不對，檢查一下你今天的爭戰計劃和所使用的策略，以保證你成為勝利者。

        鬍鬚剃一半，──乃羞辱之意（10：4）
        即使到今天，把阿拉伯人的鬍子剃掉仍被視為極端的不尊敬，就如同被鞭打或烙印，許多人寧願死也不願接受這樣大的羞辱。

上帝做祂的部分，你的部分祂不代做。

English

        Once the internal opposition against his rule has been silenced, David is free to secure his new kingdom against foreign invasion. In quick succession the Moabites, Syrians, Edomites, and Ammonites fall to David's troops, causing the other neighboring powers to surrender without a fight. Extensive new territory and enormous amounts of tribute are added to David's kingdom. But David nurses no spirit of revenge, as evidenced in his dealings with Mephihosheth.

        Here's another true/false quiz to take According to 8:1-14:
        T___F___1.David defeated the enemies of the Lord.
        T___F___2.The Lord defeated the enemies of David.
To check your answers, simply reread the passage, circling all the verbs describing David's actions ("David smote ... subdued ... took ... put to death ... slew") and all the verbs describing God's actions ("The LORD preserved [literally, gave victory to] David whithersoever he went," 8:6, 14).
        Who fought the battle? David did! Who gave the victory? God did! David could not do God's part, but neither would God do David's part. It was a cooperative effort from start to finish, with God providing the power and protection, and David swinging the sword and smiting the enemy. For David to go forth in his own strength—or sit idly by and expect the job to get done in God's strength—would have proven disastrous. But by teaming up with God, David was invincible.
        The attitudes, "God, You don't need me" and "God, 1 don't need You," are twin formulas for disaster. Check up on your own battle plan for today. Then jot down a challenge you are facing, and the strategy you will use to ensure that you come out a winner.

        Half Shorn, Fully Shamed (10:4) —
        Even to this day, cutting off a person's beard is regarded by the Arabs as the height of indignity, comparable to that of flogging or branding. Many would rather die than have their beards shaved off, which shows the severity of the insult to David's men.

God's part we cannot do; our part He will not do.