David Defeats His Enemies
1 1After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
2
And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3
David also defeated
2Hadadezer king of
3Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.
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And David took from him 1,000 chariots,
4 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots.
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And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king
5of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
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Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.