1   After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and David took the bridle of Ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2   He struck 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. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute. 3   David struck 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 of his chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots. 5   When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. 6   Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. 7   And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem, which, later on, were also taken by Shishak king of Egypt in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon when he went up to Jerusalem. 8   From Tebah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took a very great amount of bronze. 9   When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer, 10   then Toi sent Hadoram his son to king David, to greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze. 11   King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued; 12   of Edom, and of Moab, and of the people of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13   And David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating the Arameans. And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomites in the Valley of Salt--eighteen thousand. 14   And he put a garrison in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. 15   David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people. 16   Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17   and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shisha 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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