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The First Book of the Chronicles, Chapter 18
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Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines,
and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the
Philistines.
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And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and
brought gifts.
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And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went
to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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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.
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And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of
Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became
David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
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And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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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.
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Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the
host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
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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 him; (for Hadarezer had war
with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and
brass.
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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.
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Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the
valley of salt eighteen thousand.
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And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became
David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and
justice among all his people.
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And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat
the son of Ahilud, recorder.
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And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar,
were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
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And Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of
David were chief about the king.
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