1 After this David defeated the Philistines and conquered them, and took from them Metheg-ha-ammah. 2He defeated the Moabites, and he made them lie along the ground and measured them off with a length of cord; for every two lengths that were to be put to death one full length was spared. The Moabites became subject to him and paid him tribute. 3David also defeated Hadadezer the Rehobite, king of Zobah, who was on his way to re-erect his monument of victory by the river Euphrates. 4From him David captured seventeen hundred horse and twenty thousand foot; he hamstrung all the chariot-horses, except a hundred which he retained. 5When the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 6David destroyed twenty-two thousand of them, and established garrisons among these Aramaeans; they became subject to him and paid him tribute. Thus the LORD gave David victory wherever he went. 7David took the gold quivers borne by Hadadezer's servants and brought them to Jerusalem; 8and he also took a great quantity of bronze from Hadadezer's cities, Betah and Berothai.
9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 10he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him on defeating Hadadezer in battle (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and he brought with him vessels of silver, gold, and copper, 11which King David dedicated to the LORD. He dedicated also the silver and gold taken from all the nations he had subdued, 12from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek, as well as part of the spoil taken from Hadadezer the Rehobite, king of Zobah.
13David made a great name for himself by the slaughter of eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and on returning 14he stationed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to him. Thus the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
15 David ruled over the whole of Israel and maintained law and justice among all his people. 16Joab son of Zeruiah was in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary of state; 17Zadok and Abiathar son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub , were priests; Seraiah was adjutant-general; 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada commanded the Kerethite and Pelethite guards. David's sons were priests.
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