1 A nd after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 A nd he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

3 A nd David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

4 A nd David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand 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 Hadarezer 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 Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 A nd from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

9 A nd when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

10 h e sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

11 T hese also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 M oreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.

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

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

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

16 a nd Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

17 a nd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.