Now after this it came to pass, that David
smote
the Philistines
, and subdued
them, and took
Gath
and her towns
out of the hand
of the Philistines
.
And he smote Moab
; and the Moabites
became David's
servants
, and brought
gifts
.
And David smote
Hadarezer
king
of Zobah
unto Hamath
, as he went
to stablish
his dominion
by the river
Euphrates
.
And David took
from him a thousand
chariots
, and seven
thousand
horsemen
, and twenty
thousand
footmen
: David
also houghed
all the chariot
horses , but reserved
of them an hundred
chariots
.
And when the Syrians of Damascus
came
to help
Hadarezer
king
of Zobah
, David
slew
of the Syrians
two
and twenty
thousand
men
.
Then David put
garrisons in Syriadamascus
; and the Syrians
became David's
servants
, and brought
gifts
. Thus the LORD
preserved
David
whithersoever he went
.
And David took
the shields
of gold
that were on the servants
of Hadarezer
, and brought
them to Jerusalem
.
Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun
, cities
of Hadarezer
, brought
David
very
much
brass
, wherewith Solomon
made
the brasen
sea
, and the pillars
, and the vessels
of brass
.
Now when Tou king
of Hamath
heard
how David
had smitten
all the host
of Hadarezer
king
of Zobah
;
He sent Hadoram
his son
to king
David
, to enquire
of his welfare
, and to congratulate
him, because he had fought
against Hadarezer
, and smitten
him; (for Hadarezer
had war
with Tou
;) and with him all manner of vessels
of gold
and silver
and brass
.
Them also king David
dedicated
unto the LORD
, with the silver
and the gold
that he brought
from all these nations
; from Edom
, and from Moab
, and from the children
of Ammon
, and from the Philistines
, and from Amalek
.
Moreover Abishai the son
of Zeruiah
slew
of the Edomites
in the valley
of salt
eighteen
thousand
.
And he put garrisons
in Edom
; and all the Edomites
became David's
servants
. Thus the LORD
preserved
David
whithersoever he went
.
So David reigned
over all Israel
, and executed
judgment
and justice
among all his people
.
And Joab the son
of Zeruiah
was over the host
; and Jehoshaphat
the son
of Ahilud
, recorder
.
And Zadok the son
of Ahitub
, and Abimelech
the son
of Abiathar
, were the priests
; and Shavsha
was scribe
;
And Benaiah the son
of Jehoiada
was over the Cherethites
and the Pelethites
; and the sons
of David
were chief
about
the king
.