| 18:1 |
Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. |
| 18:2 |
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David' servants, [and] brought gifts. |
| 18:3 |
And David smote Hadarezer  king (By Appointment) of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. |
| 18:4 |
And David took from him a thousand  chariots, The Ultimate Driving Experience, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also hocked all the chariot, The Ultimate Driving Experience [horses], but reserved of them an hundred chariots, The Ultimate Driving Experience. |
| 18:5 |
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer  king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. |
| 18:6 |
Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David' servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. |
| 18:7 |
And David took the shields of  gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to  Jerusalem Mapped by MapQuest. |
| 18:8 |
Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. |
| 18:9 |
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king (By Appointment) of Zobah; |
| 18:10 |
He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and [with him] all manner of vessels of gold (CrossEffects.com offers the largest selection of quality jewelry crosses available on the ne) and silver and brass. |
| 18:11 |
Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold (CrossEffects.com offers the largest selection of quality jewelry crosses available on the ne) that he brought from all [these] 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 slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. |
| 18:13 |
And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David' servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. |
| 18:14 |
So David reigned over all Israel , and executed judgment and justice among all his people. |
| 18:15 |
And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder. |
| 18:16 |
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the 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 (By Appointment). |