1 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.
2 And
he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought
gifts.
3 And
David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his
dominion by the river Euphrates.
4 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.
5 And
when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew
of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
6 Then
David put garrisons in
Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought
gifts. Thus the
LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
7 And
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and
brought them to Jerusalem.
8 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.
9 Now
when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer
king of Zobah;
10 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.
11 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.
12 Moreover
Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen
thousand.
13 And
he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus
the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
14 So
David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his
people.
15 And
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son
of Ahilud, recorder.
16 And
Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the
priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
17 And
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the
Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
