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¹ And it canto to pass, after this, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, - and took Gath and her villages, out of the hand of the Philistines.² And he smote Moab, - and the Moabites became servants to David, bearers of a present.³ And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, towards Hamath, - as he went to establish his hold of the river Euphrates.⁴ And David captured from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, - and David destroyed all the chariots, saving that he reserved from them a hundred chariots.⁵ And, when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians, twenty-two thousand men.⁶ And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and so it was that the Syrians became, David's, servants, bearers of a present, - so Yahweh gave victory to David, whithersoever he went.⁷ And David took the shields of gold, that were upon the servants of Hadarezer, - and brought them to Jerusalem;⁸ also, from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much bronze, - therewith, did Solomon make the sea of bronze, and the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.

⁹ And, when Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,¹⁰ he sent Hadoram his son unto King David, to ask after his welfare, and to bless him, because he had made war against Hadarezer and had smitten him, for, a man making wars against Tou, had been Hadarezer, - and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and bronze;¹¹ them also, did King David hallow unto Yahweh, with the silver and the gold, that he bare away from all the nations, - from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. ¹² Moreover, Abishai, son of Zeruiah, smote Edom, in the Valley of Salt, - eighteen thousand;¹³ and set, in Edom, garrisons, and all Edom became servants unto David, - and Yahweh gave David the victory, whithersoever he went.¹⁴ So David reigned over all Israel, - and he was executing justice and righteousness for all his people;¹⁵ and, Joab, son of Zeruiah, was over the army, - and, Jehoshaphat, son of Elihud, was recorder;¹⁶ and, Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, were priests, - and, Shavsha, was scribe;¹⁷ and, Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, - and, the sons of David, were first, in attendance on the king.