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          DASV: 1 Chronicles 18    

1 After this David defeated the Philistines, and subdued them. He took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 He defeated Moab. The Moabites became subject to David, and brought tribute.
3 David defeated Hadarezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule up to the Euphrates River.
4 David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses except enough for a hundred chariots.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to the aid of Hadarezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.
6 Then David put garrisons in the Aramean territory of Damascus. The Arameans became subject to David, and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

7 David took the gold shields carried by the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took a large quantity of bronze, from which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to greet him, and to congratulate him, because he also had fought against Hadarezer and defeated him, (for Tou had been at war with Hadarezer). He sent all kinds of vessels of gold, silver, and bronze.
11 King David dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he carried off from all the nations: Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

14 So David reigned over all Israel; and he did what was just and fair for all his people.
15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was court recorder;
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials around the king.

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