2 Samuel 8

And it happened after this, that David struck the Philistines, and he subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines. \*

And he struck Moab, and he measured them with a rope, making them lie on the ground. And he measured two ropes to kill and the fullness of the rope to let live. And Moab became servants to David, lifters of tribute. \*

And David struck Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, when he went to establish his hand at the River.

And David took from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 men on foot. And David hamstrung all of the chariots, but he left from them 100 chariots. \*

And Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. And David struck 22, 000 men among Aram.

And David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became servants to David, lifters of tribute. And God saved David in every {place} where he went. \*

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and he brought them {to} Jerusalem.

And from Betah and from Berothai, the cities of Hadadezer, King David took bronze, making very much. \*

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

And Toi sent Joram his son to King David to ask about him regarding peace and to bless him because he had fought with Hadadezer and had struck him. For Hadadezer had been a man of war of Toi. And in his hand were vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of bronze. \*

King David also consecrated them to God, with the silver and the gold that he consecrated from all of the nations that he had subdued,

from Aram and from Moab and from the sons of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek and from the plunder of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah. \*

And David made a name when he returned from his striking Aram in the Valley of Salt, 18,000. \*

And he put garrisons in Edom. In all of Edom, garrisons there. And it happened, all of Edom {became} servants to David. And God saved David in all that he went. \*

And David was king over all of Israel. And it happened, David did justice and righteousness for all of his people.

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

And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, {were} priests, and Seraiah {was} the scribe.

And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, both the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were priests. \*