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First Book of Chronicles 18
The wars of David
1 After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. From the hands of the Philistines he took Gath and its outlying villages.
2 He also defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became subject to David, paying him tribute.
3 At Hamath David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah on his way to consolidate his power over the river Euphrates.
4 David captured one thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers from him; David hamstrung all the chariot teams, keeping only a hundred of them.
5 The Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer king of Zobah, but David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Aramaeans.
6 Then David imposed governors on Aram of Damascus, and the Aramaeans became subject to David, paying him tribute. Wherever David went, God gave him victory.
7 David took the golden shields carried by the guards of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 From Tibhath and from Cun, towns belonging to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze; with this Solomon made the bronze Sea and the bronze pillars and furnishings.
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him on fighting and defeating Hadadezer, since Hadadezer was the enemy of Tou. He sent articles of every kind in gold, silver and bronze,
11 which King David also consecrated to Yahweh together with the silver and gold he had levied from all the nations: Edom, Moab, Ammonites, Philistines, Amalek.
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand of them.
13 He imposed governors on Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. Wherever David went, God gave him victory.
The exploits of David’s commanders
14 David ruled over all Israel, administering law and justice to all his people.
15 Joab son of Zeruiah was in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abiathar son of Ahimelech were priests; Shavsha was secretary;
17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and Pelethites; David’s sons held the first place at the king’s side.[*a]