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.
2
He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3
David struck Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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.
5
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
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.
7
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8
From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,