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¹ Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and tookWhich (2Sa_8:1) calls the bridle of bondage, because it was a strong town and kept the country around it in subjection.Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

² And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became Dauids seruants, and brought giftes.

³ And Dauid smote Hadarezer King of Zobah vnto Hamath, as he went to stablish his border by the riuer Perath.

⁴ And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen thousand horsemen, and twentie thousand footemen, and destroyed all the charets, but he reserued of them an hundreth charets.

⁵ Then came the Aramites of Damascus to succour Hadarezer King of Zobah, but Dauid slewe of the Aramites two and twentie thousand.

⁶ Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the LORDThat is in all things that he attempted.preserved David whithersoever he went.

⁷ And Dauid tooke the shieldes of gold that were of the seruants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Ierusalem.

⁸ Likewise fromWhich in (2Sa_8:8) is called Betah and Berothai.Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

⁹ Then Tou King of Hamath heard howe Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadarezer King of Zobah:

¹⁰ He sentCalled also Joram (2Sa_8:10).Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and [with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

¹¹ Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all [these] nations; fromBecause the Edomites and the Syrians joined their power together, it is said, (2Sa_8:12) that the Amramites were spoiled.Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

¹² Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of saltWhich is understood that Joab slew 12,000 as is in (Psa_60:1) and Abishai the rest.eighteen thousand.

¹³ And he put a garison in Edom, and all the Edomites became Dauids seruantes: and the Lord preserued Dauid wheresoeuer he went.

¹⁴ So Dauid reigned ouer all Israel, and executed iudgement and iustice to all his people.

¹⁵ And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder,

¹⁶ And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the Priests, & Shausha the Scribe,

¹⁷ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over theRead (2Sa_8:18).Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were] chief about the king.