3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen __ David also houghed all the chariot horses but reserved of them an hundred chariots
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men 6 Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus __ and the Syrians became David's servants and brought gifts Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer and brought them to Jerusalem 8 Likewise from Tibhath and from Chun cities of Hadarezer brought David very much brass wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea and the pillars and the vessels of brass
9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah 10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David to enquire of his welfare and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten himfor Hadarezer had war __ with Tou and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass 11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations from Edom and from Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen __ thousand 13 And he put garrisons in Edom and all the Edomites became David's servants Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went
14 So David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment and justice among all his people 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud recorder 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests and Shavsha was scribe 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites and the sons of David were chief about the king
