After this David struck down the Philistines and shattered them. David took the arrangement of the cubit out of the hand of the Philistines.

And he struck down the Moabites, and measured them with the lot: he threw them to the ground and measured two lots to kill and filled one lot to be spared. And the Moabites were servants to David, bringing tribute.

And David struck down Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to change his border at the river Euphrates.

And David captured from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David destroyed all the chariots, but left a hundred chariots.

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

Then David appointed praetors in Aram of Damascus, and the men of Aram became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the LORD saved David in whatever place he went.

And David took the shields of gold which were [carried] by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

And from Betah and from Beroth, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,

Toi sent his son Joram to King David to inquire after his welfare and to bless him, because he had waged war against Hadadezer and killed him; for Hadadezer was a man often fighting battles against Toi. And he brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze.

These also King David dedicated before the LORD, together with the silver and gold which he dedicated from all the nations he subdued,

from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

And David gathered armies, when he returned from striking down Aram in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand men.

And he appointed praetors in Edom; throughout all Edom he appointed praetors, and all the men of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD saved David in whatever place he went.

And David was king over all Israel. And David administered true justice and righteousness to all his people.

Joab the son of Zeruiah was appointed over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was appointed over the records.

And Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests. And Seraiah was scribe.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was appointed over the archers and over the slingers. And the sons of David were teachers.