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# 1 Chronicles 18

[1](#verse-1) After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

[2](#verse-2) He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

[3](#verse-3) David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

[4](#verse-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](#verse-5) When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.

[6](#verse-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](#verse-7) David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

[8](#verse-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](#verse-9) When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

[10](#verse-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](#verse-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](#verse-12) Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

[13](#verse-13) He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

[14](#verse-14) David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.

[15](#verse-15) Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

[16](#verse-16) Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;

[17](#verse-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.

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