1 Chronicles Chapter 18 Back Next{18:1} After this it happened, that
David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took
Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
{18:2} He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
{18:3} David struck
Hadadezer king of Zobah to
Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river
Euphrates.
{18:4} David took from him one thousand
chariots, and seven thousand
horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot
horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
{18:5} When the Syrians of
Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
{18:6} Then David put
garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
{18:7} David took the shields of
gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to
Jerusalem.
{18:8} From Tibhath and from
Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much
brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
{18:9} When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the
army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
{18:10} he 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 Tou;) and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
{18:11} King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from
Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of
Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from
Amalek.
{18:12} Moreover
Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
{18:13} He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
{18:14} David reigned over all
Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
{18:15}
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
{18:16} and Zadok the son of
Ahitub, and
Abimelech the son of
Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
{18:17} and
Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
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