1
After this, David defeated and crushed the Philistines. He took control of the main Philistine city from them.
2
He also defeated Moab, made the Moabites lie down on the ground, and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths which were to be killed, and one length which was to be spared. So the Moabites became David's subjects and paid taxes [to him].
3
When David went to restore his control [over the territory] along the Euphrates River, he defeated Zobah's King Hadadezer, son of Rehob.
4
David took 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers from him. David also disabled all but 100 of their horses so that they couldn't pull chariots.
5
When the Arameans from Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.
6
David put troops in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became his subjects and paid taxes [to him]. Everywhere David went, the LORD gave him victories.
7
David took the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer's servants, and he brought them to Jerusalem.