| 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines,
and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the
Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to
David, and brought tribute.
3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to
establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a
thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen;
and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred
chariots.
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah,
David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put
garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to
David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever
he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Tibhath and from Cun,
cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the
brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9 And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of
Hadarezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to
salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and
smitten him; (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and he had with him
all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. 11 These also did king
David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried
away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of
Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley
of Salt eighteen thousand. 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the
Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David
whithersoever he went.
14 And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and
righteousness unto all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over
the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 and Zadok the
son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha
was scribe; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites
and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
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