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1 After
this, David
defeated the
Philistines and
subdued them, and
took Gath and
its towns out
of the hand
of the Philistines.
2 He
defeated Moab; and
the Moabites
became servants to
David and brought
tribute.
3 David
defeated Hadadezer
king of Zobah,
toward Hamath, as
he went to
establish his
dominion by the
river Euphrates.
4 David
took from him
one thousand chariots,
seven thousand horsemen,
and twenty thousand
footmen; and
David hamstrung all
the chariot horses,
but reserved of
them enough for
one hundred
chariots.
5 When
the Syrians of
Damascus came to
help Hadadezer
king of Zobah,
David struck
twenty-two thousand men
of the Syrians.
6 Then
David put garrisons
in Syria of
Damascus; and
the Syrians became
servants to David
and brought
tribute. The LORD
gave victory to
David wherever he
went.
7 David
took the shields
of gold that
were on the
servants of
Hadadezer, and
brought them to
Jerusalem.
8 From
Tibhath and from
Cun, cities of
Hadadezer, David
took very much
bronze, with which
Solomon made the
bronze sea, the
pillars, and the
vessels of bronze.
9 When
Tou king of
Hamath heard that
David had struck
all the army
of Hadadezer king
of Zobah,
10 he
sent Hadoram his
son to King
David to greet
him and to
bless him, because
he had fought
against Hadadezer
and struck him (for
Hadadezer had wars
with Tou); and
he had with
him all kinds
of vessels of
gold and silver
and bronze.
11 King
David also
dedicated these to
the LORD, with
the silver and
the gold that
he carried away
from all the
nations: from Edom,
from Moab, from
the children of
Ammon, from the
Philistines, and
from Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai
the son of
Zeruiah struck
eighteen thousand of
the Edomites in
the Valley of
Salt.
13 He
put garrisons
in Edom; and all
the Edomites became
servants to David.
The LORD gave
victory to David
wherever he went.
14 David
reigned over all
Israel; and he
executed justice
and righteousness
for all his
people.
15 Joab
the son of
Zeruiah was over
the army;
Jehoshaphat the
son of Ahilud was
recorder;
16 Zadok
the son of Ahitub
and Abimelech the
son of Abiathar
were priests;
Shavsha was scribe;
17 and
Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada was
over the
Cherethites and
the Pelethites;
and the sons
of David were
chief officials serving the
king.