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¹And it was done after these things, David smote the Philistines, and made low them; and David took away the bridle of tribute from the hand of Philistines.

²And David smote Moab, and meted them with a cord, and he made them even to the earth; forsooth he meted them by two cords, one to slay, and one to quicken. And Moab served David under tribute.

³And David smote Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went forth to be lord over the flood Euphrates.

⁴And when a thousand and seven hundred horsemen of his part were taken, and twenty thousand of foot-men, David hocked all the drawing beasts in chariots; but David left of those or them an hundred chariots, that is, the horses of an hundred chariots.

⁵Also Syrians of Damascus came, that it should bear help to Hadadezer, king of Zobah; and David smote of Syrians two and twenty thousand of men.

⁶And David setted or put a strong-hold in Syria of Damascus, and Syria was made serving David under tribute. And the Lord kept David in all things, to whatever things he went forth.

⁷And David took golden armours and bies, which the servants of Hadadezer had, and he brought those or them into Jerusalem.

⁸And of Betah, and of Berothai, the cities of Hadadezer, David the king took full much brass.

⁹Forsooth Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer.

¹⁰And Toi sent Joram, his son, to king David, that he should greet him, and thank, and do thankings, for he had overcome Hadadezer, and had smitten him; for Toi was enemy of Hadadezer; and vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass were in his hand.

¹¹And the same vessels king David hallowed to the Lord, with the silver and gold, which he had hallowed of all heathen men, which he had made subject

¹²of Syria, and of Moab, and of the sons of Ammon, and of Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoils of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³Also David made to him a name, when he turned again when Syria was taken, for eighteen thousand men were slain in the valley, where salt was made, and in Helam, to three and twenty thousand.

¹⁴And he setted keepers in Idumea, and ordained a stronghold, and all Idumea was made serving to David; and the Lord kept David in all things, to whatever things he went forth.

¹⁵And David reigned upon all Israel, and David did doom, and rightwise-ness to all his people.

¹⁶And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the host of David; and Jehosha-phat, the son of Ahilud, was recorder;

¹⁷and Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was a scribe.

¹⁸But Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over Cherethites and Pelethites, that is, over archers and arrowblasters; and the sons of David were priests.