1Ch 18 | ABEn | STEP | And it came to pass after these things , that David struck the Philistines, and put them to flight. And he took Gath and her towns from the hand of the Philistines.

1 Chronicles 18

CHAPTER 18 David Strikes the Nations

1 And it came to pass after these things, that David struck the Philistines, and put them to flight. And he took Gath and her towns from the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he struck Moab; and Moab became bondservant to David, bringing gifts. 3 And David struck Hadarezer king of Zobah at Hamath, in his going to establish his hand over the river Euphrates. 4 And David first took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horses, and twenty thousand men footmen. And David disabled all the chariots, and left of them a hundred chariots. 5 And Syria came from out of Damascus to help Hadarezer king of Zobah. And David struck among the Syrian -- twenty and two thousand men. 6 And David placed a detachment in Syria near Damascus. And they were to David as servants bringing gifts. And the lord preserved David in all wherever he went. 7 And David took the collars of gold things which were upon the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them into Jerusalem. 8 And from Tibhath, and from the chosen cities of Hadarezer, David took [³brass ²much ¹exceedingly]. Of it Solomon made the [²sea ¹brass], and the columns, and the items of brass. 9 And [⁴heard ¹Tou ²king ³of Hamath] that David struck all the force of Hadarezer king of Zobah. 10 And he sent Hadoram his son to king David to ask him the things for peace, and to congratulate him for of which he waged war against Hadarezer, and for striking him; because [⁴man ³a warlike ¹Tou ²was] with Hadarezer -- and all the items of gold, and of silver, and of brass. 11 And these [³sanctified ¹king ²David] to the lord, with the silver and the gold which he took from all the nations -- from Edom, and Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck the Edomite in the valley of salts -- eighteen thousand. 13 And he placed in Edom a detachment of soldiers. And [⁴were ¹all ²the ³Edomites] servants to David. And the lord preserved David in all wherever he went. 14 And David reigned over all Israel, and he was executing judgment and righteousness to all his people. 15 And Joab son of Zeruiah was over the military; and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; 16 and Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe; 17 and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethite and the Phelethite; and the sons of David were the first successors of the king.