¶ And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah² out of the hand of the Philistines.

And he smote⁴ Moab, and measured⁵ them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so⁶ the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts⁷.

David smote also Hadadezer⁸, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river¹⁰ Euphrates.

And David took from him¹¹ a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed¹² all the chariot horses, but reserved¹³ of them for an hundred chariots.

And when¹⁴ the Syrians of Damascus came¹⁵ to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah¹⁶, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

Then David put garrisons¹⁷ in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became¹⁸ servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD¹⁹ preserved David whithersoever he went.

And David took the shields²⁰ of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

And from Betah²¹, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding²³ much brass.

¶ When Toi²⁴ king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

¶ Then Toi sent Joram²⁶ his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him,²⁸ because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars²⁹ with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

Which³⁰ also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

Of Syria³¹, 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.

And David gat him³² a name when he returned from smiting³³ of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being³⁴ eighteen thousand men.

And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they³⁵ of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD³⁶ preserved David whithersoever he went.

¶ And David reigned over all Israel³⁷; and David executed³⁸ judgment and justice unto all his people.

And Joab³⁹ the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat⁴⁰ the son of Ahilud was recorder⁴¹;

And Zadok⁴² the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah⁴³ was the scribe;

And Benaiah⁴⁵ the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites⁴⁶ and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers⁴⁷.