Now after this
ait came
about that David
1defeated
the Philistines
and subdued
them and took
Gath
and its towns
from the hand
of the Philistines
.
He defeated Moab
, and the Moabites
became
servants
to David
, bringing
tribute
.
David also defeated
Hadadezer
king
of Zobah
as far as Hamath
, as he went
to establish
his 1rule
to the Euphrates
River
.
David took
from him 1,000
chariots
and 7,000
horsemen
and 20,000
foot
soldiers
, and David
hamstrung
all
the chariot
horses
, but reserved
enough of them for 100
chariots
.
When the Arameans of 1Damascus
came
to help
Hadadezer
king
aof Zobah
, David
2killed
22,000
men
of the Arameans
.
Then David put
garrisons among the Arameans
of 1Damascus
; and the Arameans
became
servants
to David
, bringing
tribute
. And the LORD
helped
David
wherever
he went
.
David took
the shields
of gold
which
were 1carried
by the servants
of Hadadezer
and brought
them to Jerusalem
.
Also from 1Tibhath and from Cun
, cities
of Hadadezer
, David
took
a very
large
amount of bronze
, with which aSolomon
made
the bronze
sea
and the pillars
and the bronze
utensils
.
Now when 1Tou king
of Hamath
heard
that David
had 2defeated
all
the army
of Hadadezer
king
of Zobah
,
he sent 1Hadoram
his son
to King
David
to 2greet
him and to bless
him, because
he had fought
against Hadadezer
and had 3defeated
him; for Hadadezer
had
been
at war
with Tou
. And Hadoram brought all
kinds of articles
of gold
and silver
and bronze
.
King David
also
dedicated
these to the LORD
with the silver
and the gold
which
he had carried
away from all
the nations
: from Edom
, Moab
, the sons
of Ammon
, the Philistines
, and from Amalek
.
Moreover Abishai the son
of Zeruiah
1defeated
18,000
Edomites
in the Valley
of Salt
.
Then he put garrisons
in Edom
, and all
the Edomites
became
servants
to David
. And the LORD
helped
David
wherever
he went
.
So David reigned
over
all
Israel
; and he 1administered
justice
and righteousness
for all
his people
.
aJoab the son
of Zeruiah
was over
the army
, and Jehoshaphat
the son
of Ahilud
was recorder
;
and Zadok the son
of Ahitub
and Abimelech
the son
of Abiathar
were priests
, and Shavsha
was secretary
;
and Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada
was over
the Cherethites
and the Pelethites
, and the sons
of David
were chiefs
at the king's
side
.