1 Chronicles 18:5-17 ▼

5 And the Aramaeans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.

6 And David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became servants of David, bearing tribute, and YHWH preserved David in all to which he went.

7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and he brought them to Jerusalem.

8 And from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, and the pillars, and the articles of bronze.

9 And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

10 and he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask of him peace and to bless him, upon that he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him. For Hadadezer had been a man at war with Tou, and he had all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.

11 These also King David dedicated to YHWH, along with the silver and the gold that he had brought from all the nations—from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the Valley of Salt—eighteen thousand.

13 And He put in Edom garrisons, and all Edom became servants of David. And YHWH saved David in all to which he went.

14 And David reigned over all Israel, and it came to pass that he was doing judgment and justice to all his people.

15 And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

16 and Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

17 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the chief ministers at the side of the king.