1And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
2And he struck Moab and measured them off with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured off two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. So Moab became servants to David, bearers of tribute.
3And David struck Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his control at the River.
4And David captured from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left of them a hundred chariots.
5And Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.
6And David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became servants to David, bearers of tribute. And Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very great quantity of bronze.
9And Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had struck down all the army of Hadadezer.
10And Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him down—for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi—and in his hand were articles of silver and articles of gold and articles of bronze.
11These too King David dedicated to Yahweh, along with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from all the nations that he had subdued:
12from Aram and from Moab and from the sons of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek, and from the plunder of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down Aram in the Valley of Salt—eighteen thousand.
14And he placed garrisons in Edom—throughout all Edom he placed garrisons—and all Edom became servants to David. And Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
15And David reigned over all Israel, and David did justice and righteousness for all his people.
16And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
17and Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe;
18and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were priests.
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