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¹ And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.² And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became slaves to David, and brought tribute.³ David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.⁴ And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.⁵ And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.⁶ Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became slaves to David, and brought tribute. And Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.⁷ And David took the shields of gold that were on the slaves of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.⁸ And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much bronze.

⁹ And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,¹⁰ then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze:¹¹ These also did king David dedicate to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;¹² of Edom, and of Moab, and of the sons of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.¹³ And David got a name for himself when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.¹⁴ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became slaves to David. And Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

¹⁵ And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.¹⁶ And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;¹⁷ and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;¹⁸ and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.