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1 Chronicles

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Chapter 18

¹After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines. ²He also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants and brought tribute. ³David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates. ⁴And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. ⁵When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Arameans. ⁶Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s servants and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. ⁷David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze. ⁹When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ¹⁰he sent Hadoram his son to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram had with him all kinds of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. ¹¹These also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. ¹²And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, struck down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. ¹³He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. ¹⁴So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people. ¹⁵Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder, ¹⁶and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary, ¹⁷and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.