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1 Chronicles 18

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1Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. ✦ 2And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute. ✦ 3David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the river Euphrates. ✦ 4David took from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and David hamstrung almost all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for a hundred chariots. ✦ 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans. ✦ 6Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the Lord helped David wherever he went. ✦ 7And David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. ✦ 8Also from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils. ✦ 9Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ✦ 10he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze. ✦ 11King David also dedicated these to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek. ✦ 12Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. ✦ 13Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord helped David wherever he went. ✦ 14So David reigned over all Israel; and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people. ✦ 15Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary; ✦ 16and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary; ✦ 17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king’s side. ✦

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