Chapter 18
1 After this , David defeated the Philistines and subdued them , and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines .
2 He defeated Moab ; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute .
3 David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah , towards Hamath , as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates .
4 David took from him one thousand chariots , seven thousand horsemen , and twenty thousand footmen ; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses , but reserved of them enough 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 Tibhath and from Cun , cities of Hadadezer , David took very much bronze , with which Solomon made the bronze sea , the pillars , and the vessels of bronze .
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah ,
10 he sent Hadoram 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 Tou ); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze .
11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD , with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations : from Edom, from Moab , from the children of Ammon , from the Philistines , and from Amalek .
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt .
13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David . The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went .
14 David reigned over all Israel ; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people .
15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army ; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder ;
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests ; Shavsha was scribe ;
17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king .