1After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.2He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.3David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.4David 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.5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.8From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of brass.9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,10he 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 brass.11King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, 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.12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.13He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.14David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.15Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;16Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; Shavsha was scribe;17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.
