2 Samuel 8

¹ After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. From the grip of the Philistines he wrested. . .

² He also defeated the Moabites and, making them lie on the ground, measured them off by the line; hemeasured out two lines to be put to death and one ful line to have their lives spared. The Moabites becameDavid's subjects and paid him tribute.

³ David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when the latter mounted an expedition toextend his power over the River.

⁴ David captured one thousand seven hundred 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 kil ed twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans.

⁶ David then imposed governors on Aram of Damascus, and the Aramaeans became David's subjectsand paid him tribute. Wherever David went, Yahweh gave him victory.

⁷ David took the golden shields carried by Hadadezer's guards and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸ From Betah and Berothai, towns belonging to Hadadezer, King David captured a great quantity ofbronze.

⁹ When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's entire army,

¹⁰ he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him on having made war onHadadezer and on having defeated him, since Hadadezer was at war with Tou. Hadoram brought with himobjects made of silver, gold and bronze,

¹¹ which King David also consecrated to Yahweh, as he had already consecrated the silver and goldtaken from al the nations which he had subjugated-

¹² from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines and Amalek; and from the spoil of Hadadezer son ofRehob, king of Zobah.

¹³ David became famous when he came home from defeating the Edomites in the Valley of Salt --eighteen thousand of them.

¹⁴ He imposed governors on Edom and all the Edomites became David's subjects. Wherever Davidwent, Yahweh gave him victory.

¹⁵ David ruled over al Israel, administering law and justice to al his people.

¹⁶ Joab son of Zeruiah was in command of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was herald;

¹⁷ Zadok and Abiathar son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, were priests; Seraiah was secretary;

¹⁸ Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in command of the Cherethites and Pelethites; David's sons werepriests.