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.
2
And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David’s slaves, bringing him presents.
3
And David smote Hadarezer, king of Zobah in Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion unto the river Euphrates.
4
And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; David also hamstrung all the chariot
horses, but reserved those of one hundred chariots.
5
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer, king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
6
Then David put
garrisons in Syria, the
Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became David’s slaves, bringing him presents. For the LORD saved David wherever he went.
7
And David took the shields of gold that the slaves of Hadarezer carried and brought them to Jerusalem.