Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 8:1 AND AFTER THIS IT CAME TO PASS THAT DAVID SMOTE THE PHILISTINES AND SUBDUED THEM AND DAVID TOOK METHEGAMMAH OUT OF THE HAND OF THE PHILISTINES

{2 Samuel 8:1} And after 310 this x3651 it came to pass, x1961 that David 1732 smote 5221 z8686 x853 the Philistines, 6430 and subdued 3665 z8686 them: and David 1732 took 3947 z8799 x853 Methegammah 4965 out of the hand 3027 x4480 of the Philistines. 6430

am 2964, bc 1040, An, Ex, Is, 451

And after:
"And I was¹ with¹ thee whithersoever¹ ¹ thou wentest,ª ° and have cut offª °¹ all¹ thine enemiesª ° out of thy sight,ª ¹ and have madeª ° thee a greatª name,ª like unto the nameª of the greatª [men] that¹ [are] in the earth.ª" {2Sm 7:9} + "Moreover the Philistinesª had¹ yet warª again with¹ Israel;ª and Davidª went down,ª ° and his servantsª with¹ him, and fought² ° against¹ ¹ the Philistines:ª and Davidª waxed faint.ª ° ... These¹ ¹ fourª were bornª ° to the giant² ¹ in Gath,ª and fellª ° by the handª of David,ª and by the handª of his servants.ª" {2Sm 21:15-22}

Methegammah:
or, the bridle of Ammah, "Joabª also and Abishaiª pursuedª ° afterª Abner:ª and the sunª went downª ° when they¹ were comeª ° to¹ the hillª of Ammah,ª that¹ [lieth] beforeª ¹ Giahª by the wayª of the wildernessª of Gibeon.ª" {2Sm 2:24} + "Now after¹ this² ¹ it came to pass,¹ that Davidª smoteª °¹ the Philistines,ª and subduedª ° them, and tookª °¹ Gathª and her townsª out of the handª ¹ of the Philistines.ª ... And Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiada² ¹ [was] over¹ the Cherethitesª and the Pelethites;ª and the sonsª of Davidª [were] chiefª aboutª the king.ª" {1Ch 18:1-17}, Gath, In the parallel passage of Chronicles, we read, "David took Gath and her towns;" and it is probable, that Gath and its districts were called Metheg-ammah in David's time; which, being unusual or becoming obsolete, in the time of the author of the Chronicles, led him thus to explain it.