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¹ After this it happened, that David struck the Pelishtim, and subdued them, and took Gat and its towns out of the hand of the Pelishtim. ² He struck Mo'av; and the Mo`avim became servants to David, and brought tribute. <sup>3</sup> David struck Hadad`ezer king of Tzovah to Hamat, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Perat. 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. ⁵ When the Aram of Dammesek came to help Hadad`ezer king of Tzovah, David struck of the Aram twenty-two thousand men. <sup>6</sup> Then David put [garrisons] in Aram of Dammesek; and the Aram became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. <sup>7</sup> David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadad`ezer, and brought them to Yerushalayim. ⁸ From Tivchat and from Cun, cities of Hadad`ezer, David took very much brass, with which Shlomo made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

⁹ When To`u king of Hamat heard that David had struck all the host of Hadad`ezer king of Tzovah, ¹⁰ he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadad`ezer and struck him; (for Hadad`ezer had wars with To`u;) and [he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. <sup>11</sup> These also did king David dedicate to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Mo'av, and from the children of `Ammon, and from the Pelishtim, and from `Amalek. ¹² Moreover Avishai the son of Tzeru'yah struck of the Edom in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. ¹³ He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edom became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. ¹⁴ David reigned over all Yisra'el; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people. ¹⁵ Yo'av the son of Tzeru'yah was over the host; and Yehoshafat the son of Achilud was recorder; ¹⁶ and Tzadok the son of Achituv, and Avimelekh the son of Avyatar, were Kohanim; and Shavsha was Sofer; ¹⁷ and Benayah the son of Yehoiada was over the Kereti and the Peleti; and the sons of David were chief about the king.