| 1 ¶ And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah1 out of the hand of the Philistines.
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| 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
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| 3 David smote also Hadadezer,2 the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
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| 4 And David took from3 him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
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| 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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| 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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| 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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| 8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
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| 9 ¶ When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
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| 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute4 him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars5 with Toi. And Joram brought6 with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
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| 11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
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| 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
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| 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting7 of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
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| 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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| 15 ¶ And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
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| 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;8
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| 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;9
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| 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.10
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