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1 After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns.
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Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from Philistine control.
2 David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.
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He also defeated Moab, enslaving them and requiring payment.
3 David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.
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David defeated Zobah's King Hadadezer at Hamath, as he continued to establish his control along the Euphrates River.
4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots.
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David captured one thousand chariots from him, seven thousand cavalry, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Then David cut the hamstrings of all but one hundred of the chariot horses.
5 When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.
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When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Zobah's King Hadadezer, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Arameans.
6 Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
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David stationed soldiers in Aram of Damascus, enslaved them, and required payment. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,
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David took the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's servants and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple.
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From Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer's cities, David took large amounts of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze basin, the pillars, and the bronze equipment.
9 When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,
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When Hamath's King Tou heard that David had defeated the entire army of Zobah's King Hadadezer,
10 he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.
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he sent his son Hadoram to King David to wish him well and to congratulate him over his battle and defeat of Hadadezer, because Tou was an enemy of Hadadezer. Hadoram brought with him all kinds of gold, silver, and bronze objects.
11 King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations—from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.
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King David dedicated these to the LORD along with the silver and the gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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Abishai, Zeruiah's son, struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Salt Valley.
13 He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
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He stationed soldiers in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's slaves. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.
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David ruled over all Israel and maintained justice and righteousness for all his people.
15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
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Zeruiah's son Joab was in command of the army; Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was recorder;
16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary.
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Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Ahimelech were priests; Shavsha was secretary;
17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. And David’s sons served as the king’s chief assistants.
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Jehoiada's son Benaiah was in command of the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the king's chief personal advisors.
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