2 Samuel 8

¹ And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of theSo that they paid no more tribute.hand of the Philistines.

² And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even withHe slew two parts as it pleased him, and reserved the third.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 Dauid smote also Hadadezer the sonne of Rehob King of Zobah, as he went to recouer his border at the riuer Euphrates.

⁴ And Dauid tooke of them a thousand and seuen hundreth horsemen, and twenty thousande footemen, and Dauid destroyed all the charets, but he reserued an hundreth charets of them.

⁵ Then came the Aramites of Dammesek to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, but Dauid slewe of the Aramites two and twenty thousande men.

⁶ Then David put garrisons inIn that part of Syria, where Damascus was.Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David,They paid yearly tribute.[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 toFor the use of the temple.Jerusalem.

⁸ And out of Betah, and Berothai (cities of Hadadezer) king Dauid brought exceeding much brasse.

⁹ Then Toi king of Hamath heard howe Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadadezer,

¹⁰ Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and toFor seeing David victorious, he was glad to ask for peace.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 And King Dauid did dedicate them vnto the Lord with the siluer & golde that he had dedicate of all the nations, which he had subdued:

¹² Of Aram, and of Moab, & of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistims, and of Amalek, & of the spoyle of Hadadezer ye sonne of Rehob King of Zobah.

¹³ So Dauid gate a name after that hee returned, & had slayne of the Aramites in the valley of salt eighteene thousand men.

¹⁴ And he put a garison in Edom: throughout all Edom put he souldiers, and all they of Edom became Dauids seruants: and the Lord kept Dauid whithersoeuer he went.

¹⁵ And David reigned over all Israel; and David executedHe gave judgment in controversies, and was merciful toward the people.judgment and justice unto all his people.

¹⁶ And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Ioshaphat the sonne of Ahilud was recorder.

¹⁷ And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the Priestes, and Seraiah the Scribe.

¹⁸ And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both theThe Cherethites and Pelethites were as the king's guard, and had charge of his person.Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.