| 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines,
and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the
hand of the Philistines.
2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie
down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full
line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought
tribute.
3 David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went
to recover his dominion at the River. 4 And David took from him a thousand
and seven hundred 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 Hadadezer 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
Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Betah and from
Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. 9 And
when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of
Hadadezer, 10 then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him,
and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him:
for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels
of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 11 These also did
king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and gold that he dedicated
of all the nations which he subdued; 12 of Syria, and of Moab, and of the
children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of
Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in
the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. 14 And he put garrisons in
Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became
servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he
went.
15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and
righteousness unto all his people. 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over
the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17 and Zadok the
son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah
was scribe; 18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.
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