1 Chronicles 18:1-17
David's Victories
1 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
2 David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.
3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at the Euphrates River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6 He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
7 David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tebah and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles.
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.
11 King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
14 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
David attacked the Philistine people and defeated them. He took Gath and the small towns around it from the Philistines...Then David defeated the country of Moab...So the Moabites became David’s servants...And they brought the payments he demanded from them...David also fought against Hadadezer king of Zobah...David fought Hadadezer’s army all the way to the town of Hamath...He did this because Hadadezer tried to spread his kingdom all the way to the Euphrates River...David took from Hadadezer 1,000 chariots and 7,000 chariot drivers...And he took 20,000 soldiers on foot...David also crippled most of Hadadezer’s horses used for pulling chariots...He saved only 100 of the chariot horses...The Aramean people from Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah...But David killed 22,000 of them...Then David put camps of troops in Damascus in Aram...The Arameans became David’s servants and brought him the payments he demanded...So the LORD gave David victory everywhere he went...
David took the gold shields from Hadadezer’s army leaders...And he brought them to Jerusalem...David also took much bronze from the towns of Tebah and Cun...These towns belonged to Hadadezer...Later, Solomon used this bronze to make things for the Temple: the large bronze bowl, which was called the Sea, the pillars and other bronze things...Toi was king of the city of Hamath...He heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer king of Zobah...So Toi sent his son Hadoram to greet King David...Hadoram also congratulated David for fighting and defeating Hadadezer...Hadadezer had been at war with Toi before...Hadoram gave David all kinds of things made of gold, silver and bronze...King David gave these things to the LORD...David had done the same thing with the silver and gold he had taken from these nations: Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines and Amalek...Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomite people in the Valley of Salt...Abishai also put camps of troops in Edom...And all the Edomites became David’s servants...The LORD gave David victory everywhere he went...
David was king over all of Israel...He did what was right and fair for everyone...David had important officers under him...Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of David’s army...Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder...Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests...Shavsha was the royal assistant...Benaiah was responsible for leading the Kerethites and Pelethites, the king’s bodyguards...Benaiah was Jehoiada’s son...And David’s sons were important officers...They served at King David’s side...