¹It happened after this that David struck the Philistines and humbled them, and David took Metheg-ha-Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

²He struck Moab and measured them off with the rope, making them lie down on the land. He measured off two ropes to put to death, and a full rope to let live. So Moab became slaves to David, carrying tribute.

³David struck Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his hand at the River Euphrates.

⁴David captured from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand men on foot, and David hamstrung all the chariotry, but left a hundred chariots of it.

⁵When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.

⁶David set garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became slaves to David, carrying tribute. And Yahweh saved David wherever he went.

⁷David took the shields of gold that belonged to the slaves of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

⁹Toi the king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer.

¹⁰Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to ask him about his wholeness and to bless him, because he had waged war against Hadadezer and struck him, for Hadadezer had been a man of wars against Toi; and in his hand were articles of silver and articles of gold and articles of bronze.

¹¹King David also set these apart to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he had set apart from all the nations that he had subdued.

¹²From Aram and from Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek, and from the plunder of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³David made a name when he returned from striking Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.

¹⁴He set garrisons in Edom; throughout Edom he set garrisons, and all Edom became slaves to David. And Yahweh saved David wherever he went.

¹⁵David reigned over all Israel, and David was doing justice and righteousness for all his people.

¹⁶And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder.

¹⁷And Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was scribe.

¹⁸And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the children of David were priests.