| 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. |
|
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. |
| 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. |
| 16 | And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; |
| 17 | And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of
Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; |
| 18 | And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was
over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief
rulers. |
