[1] After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
[2] He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
[3] David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
[4] David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
[5] When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
[6] Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
[7] David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
[8] From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
[9] When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
[10] he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
[11] King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
[12] Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
[13] He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
[14] David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
[15] Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
[16] Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
[17] and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.