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Chapter 8 |
| 1 | And after this
it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David
took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines. |
| 2 | And he smote
Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with
two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive.
And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. |
| 3 | David
smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover
his border at the river Euphrates. |
| 4 | And David took from him a
thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and
David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred
chariots. |
| 5
| And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer
king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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| 6 | Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became
servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went. |
| 7 | And David took the shields of gold that were
on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. |
| 8 | And
from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding
much brass. |
| 9
| When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all
the host of Hadadezer, |
| 10 | Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David,
to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and
smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him
vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: |
| 11 |
Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that
he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; |
| 12 | Of Syria,
and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of
Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. |
| 13 |
And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the
valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. |
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14 | And he put garrisons in
Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's
servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. |
| 15 | And
David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all
his people. |
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16 | And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; |
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17 | And Zadok the son of
Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was
the scribe; |
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18 | And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. |
