1AND it came to pass after this that David smote the Philistines and defeated them; and David took Ramath-gema from the Philistines.

2And he defeated the Moabites, making them tie down on the ground, and measured them with a line; and he measured two lines to be put to death and one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants and brought tribute.

3Then David defeated Hadarezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to have dominion at the river Euphrates. 4And David took from him one thousand and seven hundred chariots and twenty thousand footmen; and David destroyed all the chariots, but reserved of them one hundred chariots. 5And when the Edomites and the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Edomites twenty-two thousand men. 6Then David put governors in Edom and in Damascus; and the Edomites became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went. 7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer; 8And from Tebah and from Berothai, cities of Hadarezer, King David took a great quantity of brass and brought it to Jerusalem.

9And when Toa king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadarezer, 10Then Toa sent Joram his son to King David to salute him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and defeated him; for Hadarezer was a warlike man. And Joram the son of Toa took with him vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass; and brought them to David; 11These also King David dedicated to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued, 12From Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and from the dominion of Hadarezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13And David fought there when he returned, after he had defeated Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing eighteen thousand men. 14And David appointed governors throughout all Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

15And David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice to all his people. 16And Joab the son of Zoriah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, the Gelionite, and Abiathar the son of Ahimeleck were priests, and Seraiah was the scribe; 18And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the nobles and the laborers, and David's sons were the princes.