GodsWord - I Chronicles - 18

18:1  After this, David defeated and crushed the Philistines. He took Gath and its surrounding villages from them.

18:2  He also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David's subjects and paid taxes to him.

18:3  When David went to establish his control over the territory along the Euphrates River, he defeated King Hadadezer at Hamath.

18:4  David took 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from him. David also disabled all but 100 of their horses so that they couldn't pull chariots.

18:5  When the Arameans from Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.

18:6  David put troops in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became his subjects and paid taxes to him. Everywhere David went, the LORD gave him victories.

18:7  David took the gold shields that Hadadezer's servants carried, and he brought them to Jerusalem.

18:8  David also took a large quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer's cities. (Later Solomon used it to make the pool, pillars, and utensils for the temple.)

18:9  When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Zobah's King Hadadezer,

18:10  he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and congratulate him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer. (There had often been war between Hadadezer and Tou.)

18:11  King David dedicated all the articles of gold, silver, and bronze to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations--from Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.

18:12  Zeruiah's son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region.

18:13  He put troops in Edom, and all its people became David's subjects. Everywhere David went, the LORD gave him victories.

18:14  So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

18:15  Zeruiah's son Joab was in charge of the army. Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was the royal historian.

18:16  Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Abimelech were priests. Shavsha was the royal scribe.

18:17  Jehoiada's son Benaiah was commander of the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David's sons were his main officials.