18:1 And after this it came to pass, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
18:2 And he struck Moab; and the Moabites became slaves to David, and brought tribute.
18:3 And David struck Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
18:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
18:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
18:6 Then David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became slaves to David, and brought tribute. And Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
18:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the slaves of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
18:8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
18:9 And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
18:10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David, to greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and struck him (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou); and [he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
18:11 These also King David dedicated to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
18:13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became slaves to David. And Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
18:14 And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
18:15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
18:16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
18:17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.