| 18.1 |
After this, David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. |
| 18.2 |
He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute. |
| 18.3 |
David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. |
| 18.4 |
David 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. |
| 18.5 |
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men. |
| 18.6 |
Then 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. |
| 18.7 |
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. |
| 18.8 |
From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. |
| 18.9 |
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, |
| 18.10 |
he 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 Tou;) and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and brass. |
| 18.11 |
King David also dedicated these 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. |
| 18.12 |
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. |
| 18.13 |
He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went. |
| 18.14 |
David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people. |
| 18.15 |
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; |
| 18.16 |
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe; |
| 18.17 |
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. |
