Chapter 18
1After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and
subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought
tribute.
3David struck Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to
establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4David took from him one
thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen;
and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one
hundred chariots.
5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer
king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
6Then
David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became
servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever
he went.
7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8From Tibhath and from Cun,
cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the
brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9When Tou king of
Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
10he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him,
because he had fought against Hadarezer and struck him; (for Hadarezer had
wars with Tou;) and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and
silver and brass.
11These also did king David dedicate to Yahweh, with
the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom,
and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and
from Amalek.
12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites
in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
13He put garrisons in Edom; and
all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David
wherever he went.
14David reigned over all Israel; and he executed
justice and righteousness to all his people.
15Joab the son of Zeruiah
was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16and
Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and
Shavsha was scribe;
17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the
king.
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