ll Samuel 8:1 And after this it
came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took
Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
ll Samuel 8:2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line,
casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to
death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's
servants, and brought gifts.
ll Samuel 8:3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob,
king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
ll Samuel 8:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and
seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the
chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
ll Samuel 8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor
Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
ll Samuel 8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus:
and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD
preserved David whithersoever he went.
ll Samuel 8:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on
the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
ll Samuel 8:8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of
Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
ll Samuel 8:9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had
smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
ll Samuel 8:10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to
salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and
smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels
of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
ll Samuel 8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the
LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he
subdued;
ll Samuel 8:12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of
Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son
of Rehob, king of Zobah.
ll Samuel 8:13 And David gat him a name when he returned from
smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
ll Samuel 8:14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all
Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the
LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
ll Samuel 8:15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David
executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
ll Samuel 8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host;
and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
ll Samuel 8:17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the
son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
ll Samuel 8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both
the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.