aNow after this
it came
about that David
1defeated
the Philistines
and subdued
them; and David
took
2control
of the chief
city
from the hand
of the Philistines
.
aHe 1defeated bMoab
, and measured
them with the line
, making them lie
down
on the ground
; and he measured
two
lines
to put
to death
and one full
line
to keep
alive
. And cthe Moabites
became
servants
to David
, dbringing
tribute
.
Then David 1defeated
aHadadezer
, the son
of Rehob
king
of Zobah
, as bhe went
to restore
his 2rule
at the 3River
.
David captured
from him 1,700
horsemen
and 20,000
foot
soldiers
; and David
ahamstrung
the chariot
horses
, but reserved
enough of them for 100
chariots
.
When athe Arameans of Damascus
came
to help
Hadadezer
, king
of Zobah
, David
1killed
22,000
Arameans
.
Then David put
garrisons
among the Arameans
of Damascus
, and athe Arameans
became
servants
to David
, bringing
tribute
. And bthe LORD
helped
David
wherever
he went
.
David took
the shields
of gold
which
were 1carried
by the servants
of Hadadezer
and brought
them to Jerusalem
.
From 1Betah and from aBerothai
, cities
of Hadadezer
, King
David
took
a very
large
amount of bronze
.
Now when Toi king
of aHamath
heard
that David
had 1defeated
all
the army
of Hadadezer
,
Toi sent
1Joram
his son
to King
David
to 2greet
him and bless
him, because
he had fought
against Hadadezer
and 3defeated
him; for Hadadezer
4had been
at war
with Toi
. And 5Joram brought with him articles
of silver
, of gold
and of bronze
.
King David
also
adedicated
these to the LORD
, with the silver
and gold
that he had dedicated
from all
the nations
which
he had subdued
:
from 1Aram and aMoab
and bthe sons
of Ammon
and cthe Philistines
and dAmalek
, and from the spoil
of Hadadezer
, son
of Rehob
, king
of Zobah
.
So aDavid made
a name
for himself when he returned
from 1killing
18,000
2Arameans
in bthe Valley
of Salt
.
He put garrisons
in Edom
. In all
Edom
he put
garrisons
, and aall
the Edomites
became
servants
to David
. And bthe LORD
helped
David
wherever
he went
.
So David reigned
over
all
Israel
; and David
1administered
justice
and righteousness
for all
his people
.
aJoab the son
of Zeruiah
was over
the army
, and bJehoshaphat
the son
of Ahilud
was crecorder
.
aZadok the son
of Ahitub
and Ahimelech
the son
of Abiathar
were bpriests
, and Seraiah
was csecretary
.
aBenaiah the son
of Jehoiada
1was over the bCherethites
and the Pelethites
; and David's
sons
were 2 cchief
ministers
.