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18 : 1 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
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18 : 2 And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
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18 : 3 David also defeatedHadadezer king ofZobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monumentat the river Euphrates.
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18 : 4 And 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.
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18 : 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer kingof Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
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18 : 6 Then David put garrisonsin Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And theLordgave victory to Davidwherever he went.
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18 : 7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
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18 : 8 And fromTibhath 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.
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18 : 9 WhenTou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, kingof Zobah,
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18 : 10 he sent his sonHadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought againstHadadezer and defeated him; forHadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze.
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18 : 11 These also King David dedicated to theLord, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, fromEdom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
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18 : 12 AndAbishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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18 : 13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And theLordgave victory to David wherever he went.
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18 : 14 So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people.
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18 : 15 AndJoab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
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18 : 16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub andAhimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; andShavsha was secretary;
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18 : 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were thechief officials in the service of the king.
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