CHAPTER 18
Some time later,
David
defeated
the Philistines,
subdued them,
and took
Gath
and its villages
from the hand
of the Philistines.
As far as Hamath,
David
also defeated
King
Hadadezer
of Zobah,
who had marched out
to establish
his dominion
along the Euphrates
River.
David
captured
from him
a thousand
chariots,
seven
thousand
charioteers,
and twenty
thousand
foot soldiers,
and he hamstrung
all
the horses
except a hundred
he kept
for the chariots.
When the Arameans
of Damascus
came
to help
King
Hadadezer
of Zobah,
David
struck down
twenty-two
thousand
men.
Then he
placed garrisons
in Aram
of Damascus,
and the Arameans
became
subject
to David
and brought him
tribute.
So the LORD
made David
victorious
wherever
he went.
And David
took
the gold
shields
that
belonged
to
the officers
of Hadadezer
and brought them
to Jerusalem.
And from Tibhath
and Cun,
cities
of Hadadezer,
David
took
a large
amount
of bronze,
with which
Solomon
made
the bronze
Sea,
the pillars,
and various
bronze
articles.
he sent
his son
Hadoram
to greet
King
David
and bless him
for
fighting
against Hadadezer
and defeating him.
For
Tou
and Hadadezer
had been
at war.
Hadoram brought all kinds
of articles
of gold
and silver
and bronze,
and
King
David
dedicated
these
to the LORD,
along with
the silver
and gold
he had carried off
from all
these nations—
from Edom
and Moab,
and from the Ammonites,
Philistines,
and Amalekites.
He placed
garrisons
in Edom,
and all
the Edomites
were
subject
to David.
So the LORD
made David
victorious
wherever
he went.
Benaiah
son
of Jehoiada
was over
the Kerethites
and Pelethites;
and David’s
sons
were chief officials
at the king’s
side.