1: Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the
hand of the Philistines. |
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2: And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants,
and brought gifts. |
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3:
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he
went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. |
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4: And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven
thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all
the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. |
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5: And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king
of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. |
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6: Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians
became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus 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 Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. |
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8: Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer,
brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea,
and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. |
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9: Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all
the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; |
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10: He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his
welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against
Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with
him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. |
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11: Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver
and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from
Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from
Amalek. |
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12: Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in
the valley of salt eighteen thousand. |
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13: And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became
David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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14: So David reigned over all Israel, and executed
judgment and justice among all his people. |
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15: And Joab the son Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat
the son of Ahilud, recorder. |
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16: And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of
Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; |
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17: And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and
the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. |