1 A1 Chr 18Now after this it came about that David 1Lit smotedefeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took 2Lit the bridle of the mother citycontrol of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.

2 ANum 24:17He 1Lit smotedefeated B1 Sam 22:3, 4Moab, and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And C2 Sam 8:6; 1 Kin 4:21the Moabites became servants to David, D2 Kin 3:4; 17:3bringing tribute.

3 Then David 1Lit smotedefeated A1 Sam 14:47; 2 Sam 10:16, 19Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as B2 Sam 10:15-19he went to restore his 2Lit handrule at the 3I.e. EuphratesRiver. 4 David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David AJosh 11:6, 9hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots. 5 When A1 Kin 11:23-25the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David 1Lit smotekilled 22,000 Arameans. 6 Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and A2 Sam 8:2the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And B2 Sam 3:18the Loʀᴅ helped David wherever he went. 7 David took the shields of gold which were 1Lit oncarried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From 1In 1 Chr 18:8, TibhathBetah and from AEzek 47:16Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.

9 Now when Toi king of A1 Kin 8:65; 2 Chr 8:4Hamath heard that David had 1Lit smittendefeated all the army of Hadadezer, 10 Toi sent 1In 1 Chr 18:10, HadoramJoram his son to King David to 2Lit ask him of his welfaregreet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and 3Lit smittendefeated him; for Hadadezer 4Lit was a man of warshad been at war with Toi. And 5Lit there were in his handJoram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze. 11 King David also A1 Kin 7:51dedicated these to the Loʀᴅ, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued: 12 from 1Some mss read EdomAram and A2 Sam 8:2Moab and B2 Sam 10:14the sons of Ammon and C2 Sam 5:17-25the Philistines and D1 Sam 27:8; 30:17-20Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 So A2 Sam 7:9David made a name for himself when he returned from 1Lit smitingkilling 18,000 2Some mss read EdomArameans in B2 Kin 14:7the Valley of Salt. 14 He put garrisons in Edom. In all Edom he put garrisons, and AGen 27:37-40; Num 24:17, 18all the Edomites became servants to David. And B2 Sam 8:6the Loʀᴅ helped David wherever he went.

15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David 1Lit was doingadministered justice and righteousness for all his people. 16 A1 Chr 11:6Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and B1 Kin 4:3Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was C2 Kin 18:18, 37recorder. 17 A1 Chr 6:4-8Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were B1 Chr 16:39, 40priests, and Seraiah was C2 Kin 18:18secretary. 18 A1 Kin 4:4Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 1Lit and the Cherethiteswas over the B1 Sam 30:14; 2 Sam 15:18; 20:7, 23; 1 Kin 1:38, 44Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were 2Lit priestsC1 Chr 18:17chief ministers.