1After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and David took the bridle of Ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

2He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

3David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River. 4And David took from him a thousand of his chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots. 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. 6Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. 7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem, which, later on, were also taken by Shishak king of Egypt in the days of Rehoboam son of Solomon when he went up to Jerusalem. 8From Tebah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took a very great amount of bronze.

9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer, 10then Toi 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 Toi. And he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze. 11The King also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued; 12of Edom, and of Moab, and of the people of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13And David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating the Arameans. And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomites in the Valley of Salt--eighteen thousand. 14And he put a garrison in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants of the King. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

15And David reigned over Israel, exercising justice and righteousness for all his people. 16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was in charge of the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, were priests; and Shisha was scribe; 18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada supervised the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.