18:1  After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

18:2  He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

18:3  David struck Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

18:4  David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.

18:5  When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

18:6  Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

18:7  David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

18:8  From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

18:9  When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

18:10  he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and struck him; (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

18:11  These also did king David dedicate to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

18:12  Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.

18:13  He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

18:14  David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

18:15  Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

18:16  and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

18:17  and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.