1 A nd 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 A nd 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 servants to David, and brought tribute.

3 D avid smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

4 A nd 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 A nd when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

6 T hen David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

7 A nd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 A nd from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

9 A nd when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

10 t hen Toi sent Joram his son unto 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 brass:

11 T hese also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;

12 o f Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 A nd David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

14 A nd he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

15 A nd David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.

16 A nd Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

17 a nd Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;

18 a nd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers.