¶ Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath² and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

And he smote⁴ Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts⁵.

And David smote Hadarezer⁶ king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river⁸ Euphrates.

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand⁹ horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed¹¹ all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots¹².

And when the Syrians¹³ of Damascus¹⁴ came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah¹⁵, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's¹⁶ servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD¹⁷ preserved David whithersoever he went.

And David took the shields¹⁸ of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

Likewise from Tibhath¹⁹, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

¶ Now when Tou²¹ king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

¶ He sent Hadoram²³ his son to king David, to enquire²⁴ of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war²⁵ with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

Them also king David dedicated²⁶ unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children²⁷ of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek²⁸.

Moreover²⁹ Abishai³⁰ the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites³¹ in the valley of salt³² eighteen thousand.

And he put garrisons³³ in Edom; and all the Edomites³⁴ became David's servants. Thus the LORD³⁵ preserved David whithersoever he went.

So David³⁶ reigned over all Israel, and executed³⁷ judgment and justice among all his people.

And Joab³⁸ the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat³⁹ the son of Ahilud, recorder⁴⁰.

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech⁴¹ the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha⁴³ was scribe;

And Benaiah⁴⁷ the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites⁴⁸ and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king⁴⁹.