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8:1 And after this it came to pass, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
8:2 And he struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became slaves to David, and brought tribute. 8:3 David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River. 8:4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. 8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 8:6 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. 8:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the slaves of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8:8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took exceedingly much bronze. 8:9 And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the host of Hadadezer, 8:10 then Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze: 8:11 These also did King David dedicate to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued; 8:12 of Edom, and of Moab, and of the sons of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 8:13 And David got a name for himself when he returned from striking the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. 8:14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became slaves to David. And Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went. 8:15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people. 8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 8:17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe; 8:18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. |
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