1 And
after this it came to pass, that
David smote the
Philistines, and
subdued them: and
David took Methegammah Metheg ha-#Ammah# out of the
hand of the
Philistines.
2 And he
smote Moab, and
measured them with a
line, casting them
down to the
ground; even with
two lines measured he to put to
death, and with one
full line to keep
alive. And so the
Moabites became
Davids servants, and
brought gifts.
3 David smote also
Hadadezer, the
son of
Rehob,
king of
Zobah, as he
went to
recover his
border at the
river Euphrates.
4 And
David took from him a
thousand chariots, and
seven hundred horsemen, and
twenty thousand footmen #H7273: and
David houghed all the
chariot horses, but
reserved of them for an
hundred chariots.
5 And when the
Syrians of
Damascus came to
succour Hadadezer king of
Zobah,
David slew 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 gifts. And the
LORD preserved 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 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 sha#
him, and to
bless him, because he had
fought against
Hadadezer, and
smitten him: for
Hadadezer had
wars #H4421with
Toi. And Joram brought with
him vessels of
silver, and
vessels of
gold, and
vessels of
brass:
11 Which also
king David did
dedicate unto the
LORD, with the
silver and
gold that he had
dedicated of all
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 of the
Syrians in the
valley of
salt, being
eighteen sh@moneh#
thousand men.
14 And he
put garrisons in
Edom; throughout all
Edom put he
garrisons, and all they of
Edom became
Davids servants. And the
LORD preserved David whithersoever he
went.
15 And
David reigned over all
Israel; and
David executed judgment and
justice 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 the
priests; and
Seraiah was the
scribe;
18 And
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada was over both the
Cherethites and the
Pelethites; and
Davids sons were chief
rulers.