Chapter 8
1 After this , David struck the Philistines and subdued them ; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines .
2 He defeated Moab , and measured them with the line , making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death , and one full line to keep alive . The Moabites became servants to David , and brought tribute .
3 David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob , king of Zobah , as he went to recover his dominion at the River .
4 David took from him one thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen . David hamstrung the chariot horses , but reserved enough of them for one hundred chariots .
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah , David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.
6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus ; and the Syrians became servants to David , and brought tribute . The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went .
7 David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer , and brought them to Jerusalem .
8 From Betah and from Berothai , cities of Hadadezer , King David took a great quantity of bronze .
9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer ,
10 then Toi sent Joram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him , because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him ; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi . Joram brought with him vessels of silver , vessels of gold , and vessels of bronze .
11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD , with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued —
12 of Syria, of Moab , of the children of Ammon , of the Philistines , of Amalek , and of the plunder of Hadadezer , son of Rehob , king of Zobah .
13 David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians in the Valley of Salt .
14 He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons , and all the Edomites became servants to David . The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went .
15 David reigned over all Israel ; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people .
16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army , Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder ,
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests , Seraiah was scribe ,
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and David ’s sons were chief ministers .