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2 Sam 8:1

& Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; and David took control of the chief city from the hand of the Philistines.

2 Sam 8:2

& He defeated Moab, and measured them with the line, making them 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, bringing tribute.

2 Sam 8:3

& Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his rule at the (I.e. Euphrates) River.

2 Sam 8:4

& David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved {enough} of them for 100 chariots.

2 Sam 8:5

& When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 Arameans.

2 Sam 8:6

& Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the LORD helped David wherever he went.

2 Sam 8:7

& David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

2 Sam 8:8

& From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.

2 Sam 8:9

& Now when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

2 Sam 8:10

& Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. And {Joram} brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.

2 Sam 8:11

& King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued:

2 Sam 8:12

& from (Some mss read {Edom}) Aram and Moab and the sons of Ammon and the Philistines and Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

2 Sam 8:13

& So David made a name {for himself} when he returned from killing 18,000 (Some mss read {Edom}) Arameans in the Valley of Salt.

2 Sam 8:14

& He put garrisons in Edom. In all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD helped David wherever he went.