2 Samuel 8:18

2 Samuel 8:1-18

¹And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. ²He struck Moab and measured them with the line, making them lie down on the ground; he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And Moab became David’s servants, bearing 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 foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, and left of them a hundred chariots. ⁵When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of Aram twenty two thousand men. ⁶David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David’s servants, bearing tribute. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. ⁷David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great deal of bronze. ⁹When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer, ¹⁰Toi sent Joram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Toi. And in his hand were articles of silver, and articles of gold, and articles of bronze. ¹¹These also King David consecrated to YHWH, with the silver and the gold that he had consecrated from all the nations that he had subdued: ¹²from Aram, from Moab, from the sons of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. ¹³David made a name for himself when he returned from striking Aram in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand. ¹⁴He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. ¹⁵David reigned over all Israel, and David was doing justice and righteousness for all his people. ¹⁶Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; ¹⁷Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe; ¹⁸Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were priests.

1 Chronicles 18:1-17

¹And it happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and he took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. ²He struck Moab, and Moab became David’s servants, bearing tribute. ³David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, when he went to set up his hand at the river Euphrates. ⁴David captured from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, and left of them a hundred chariots. ⁵When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of Aram twenty-two thousand men. ⁶David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became David’s servants, bearing tribute. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. ⁷David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a great deal of bronze; with it Solomon made the sea of bronze and the pillars and the articles of bronze. ⁹When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the force of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ¹⁰he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Tou. And he brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze. ¹¹These also King David consecrated to YHWH, with the silver and the gold that he had carried off from all the nations: from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. ¹²And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the Valley of Salt: eighteen thousand. ¹³He put garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David. And YHWH saved David wherever he went. ¹⁴David reigned over all Israel, and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people. ¹⁵Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; ¹⁶Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; ¹⁷and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the chief ones at the side of the king.