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And after this it, came to pass that David smote the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
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He also smote those of Moab and measured them with a line, causing them to lie down on the ground, and he measured them with two lines,
with one to put to death and the
other full line to keep alive. And
so the Moabites became David’s slaves, bringing presents.
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David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to extend his border to the river Euphrates.
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And David took from him a thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen, and David hamstrung all the chariot
horses but reserved of them
for one hundred chariots.
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And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.
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Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became slaves to David, bringing presents. And the LORD saved David wherever he went.
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And David took the shields of gold that were on the slaves of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
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Likewise from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of brass.
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When Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
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then Toi sent Joram, his son, unto King David, to greet him peacefully and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him, for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And
Joram brought vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass in his hand,