18:8a And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer,

From the towns of Tibhath and Cun, that were ⌊ruled⌋ by Hadadezer,
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⌊In the⌋ towns of Tibhath and Cun, ⌊in the kingdom⌋ of Hadadezer,

18:8b David took a large amount of bronze,

David took a great quantity of bronze.
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David’s ⌊army⌋ captured large amounts of bronze.

18:8a–b (combined and reordered)

David took a great quantity of bronze from the towns of Tibhath and Cun that belonged to Hadedezer.
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David’s ⌊army⌋ captured large amounts of bronze. ⌊They captured it⌋ in the towns of Tibhath and Cun, ⌊in the kingdom⌋ of Hadadezer.

18:8c with which Solomon made the bronze Sea,

⌊Later, David’s son⌋ Solomon, used ⌊some of the bronze⌋ to make ⌊a big basin⌋ of bronze.
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Solomon ⌊the son of David, later⌋ used ⌊some of this bronze⌋ to make ⌊a large⌋ bronze ⌊bowl called⌋ the Sea.

18:8d the pillars, and various bronze articles.

⌊In addition, he used the bronze to make⌋ pillars ⌊of bronze⌋ and other items of bronze ⌊for the temple⌋ .
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⌊He also⌋ made pillars and several other articles ⌊from this⌋ bronze.

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