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18:1 Now it happened afterwards, that David struck the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.
18:2 He also struck Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.
18:3 Then David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to set up his power at the Euphrates River.
18:4 And David captured from him 1,000 chariots and 7,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for 100 chariots.
18:5 Then the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah. And David struck down 22,000 men of the Arameans.
18:6 Then David placed garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And Yahweh granted salvation to David wherever he went.
18:7 And David took the small shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
18:8 Also from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils.
18:9 Then Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the military force of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
18:10 so he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him down; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.
18:11 King David also set these apart as holy to Yahweh with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.
18:12 Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote 18,000 of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
18:13 Then he placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Yahweh granted salvation to David wherever he went.
18:14 So David reigned over all Israel; and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people.
18:15 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
18:16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was scribe;
18:17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king’s side.