1And after this it came to pass , that David smote the Philistines , and subdued them , and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines . 2And he smote Moab ; and the Moabites became servants to David , and brought tribute . 3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath , as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates . 4And David took from him a thousand chariots , and seven thousand horsemen , and twenty thousand footmen ; and David hocked all the chariot horses , but reserved of them for a hundred chariots . 5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah , David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men . 6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus ; and the Syrians became servants to David , and brought tribute . And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went .
The Establishment of David's Kingdom
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem . 8And from Tibhath and from Cun , cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass , wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea , and the pillars , and the vessels of brass . 9And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah , 10he sent Hadoram his son to king David , to salute him , and to bless him , because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him ( for Hadarezer had wars with Tou ); and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass . 11These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah , with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations ; from Edom, and from Moab , and from the children of Ammon , and from the Philistines , and from Amalek . 12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
David's Administration and Justice
13And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David . And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went . 14And David reigned over all Israel ; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people . 15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host ; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder ; 16and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests ; and Shavsha was scribe ; 17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and the sons of David were chief about the king .