1 Chronicles 18

¹And after this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its daughter towns from the hand of the Philistines.

²And he struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants of David, bearing tribute.

³And David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, when he went to establish his dominion at the Euphrates River.

⁴And David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left a hundred of them.

⁵And the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David struck among the Arameans twenty-two thousand men.

⁶And David placed in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David's servants, bearing tribute. And the LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

⁷And David took the gold shields that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze; with it Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.

⁹And Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah.

¹⁰He sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him — for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi — and with all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze.

¹¹These also King David consecrated to the LORD, together with the silver and the gold that he had taken from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.

¹²And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.

¹³And he placed garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And the LORD gave David victory wherever he went.

¹⁴And David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

¹⁵And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.

¹⁶And Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was secretary.

¹⁷And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the chief ministers at the king's side.