1And after this it came to pass , that David smote the Philistines , and subdued them : and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines .
The Moabite Subjugation
2And he smote Moab , and measured them with the line , making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death , and one full line to keep alive . And the Moabites became servants to David , and brought tribute .
The Aramean Campaigns
3David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob , king of Zobah , as he went to recover his dominion at the River . 4And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred 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 Hadadezer 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 Spoils of War and Worship
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer , and brought them to Jerusalem . 8And from Betah and from Berothai , cities of Hadadezer , king David took exceeding much brass . 9And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer , 10then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David , to salute him , and to bless him , because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him : for Hadadezer had wars with Toi . And Joram brought with him vessels of silver , and vessels of gold , and vessels of brass : 11these also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah , with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued ; 12of Syria, and of Moab , and of the children of Ammon , and of the Philistines , and of Amalek , and of the spoil of Hadadezer , son of Rehob , king of Zobah . 13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt , even eighteen thousand men . 14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons , and all the Edomites became servants to David . And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went . 15And David reigned over all Israel ; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people . 16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host ; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder ; 17and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests ; and Seraiah was scribe ; 18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and David ’s sons were chief ministers .