1 Some time later David defeated the Philistines and brought them low; David took Metheg-ammah out of the Philistines' hand.
2 He defeated Moab and measured them off with a cord, making them lie on the ground; he measured two cord lengths to be put to death and one full cord length to be spared. Moab became subject to David and paid tribute.
3 David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.
4 David captured from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, keeping back enough of them for a hundred chariots.
5 The Syrians of Damascus came to the aid of Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians.
6 David stationed garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became subject to David and paid tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
7 David took the gold shields that Hadadezer's servants had carried and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 From Betah and Berothai, towns of Hadadezer, King David took a vast quantity of bronze.
9 Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's entire army,
10 and Toi sent his son Joram to King David to ask after his welfare and congratulate him on having fought Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him objects of silver, gold and bronze.
11 King David consecrated these too to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had consecrated from all the nations he had brought under him:
12 from Syria, Moab, the children of Ammon, the Philistines and Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 David made a name for himself when he came back from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the valley of Salt.
14 He stationed garrisons in Edom; throughout Edom he stationed garrisons, and all Edom became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
15 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
16 Joab son of Zeruiah commanded the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;
18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.