LEB - II Samuel - 8

8:1  It happened afterwards that David attacked the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the hands of the Philistines.

8:2  When he defeated Moab, he measured them with the cord, making them lie on the ground. He measured two cords to kill and ⌞the third cord⌟ to let live. So Moab became servants of David, bringing tribute.

8:3  Then David struck down Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.

8:4  David captured from him one thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand ⌞foot soldiers⌟. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but ⌞from them⌟ he spared a hundred chariot horses.

8:5  When Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of Aram.

8:6  David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, so Aram became servants of David, bringing tribute. Yahweh protected David everywhere he went.

8:7  David took the small round gold shields which had ⌞belonged⌟ to the servants of Hadadezer, and he brought them to Jerusalem.

8:8  From Betah and from Berothai, the towns of Hadadezer, King David took very many bronze items.

8:9  When Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer,

8:10  Toi sent Joram his son to King David ⌞to greet him⌟ and to congratulate him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; ⌞for Hadadezer had often been at war with Toi⌟. ⌞He brought with him⌟ objects of silver and objects of gold and objects of bronze.

8:11  King David dedicated them also to Yahweh along with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated from all of the nations which he had subdued;

8:12  from Aram and from Moab and from the ⌞Ammonites⌟ and from the Philistines and from Amalek and from the plunder of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah.

8:13  So David made a name for himself when he returned from defeating Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.

8:14  He put garrisons in Edom; all over Edom he put garrisons, and all of Edom became servants of David. Yahweh protected David wherever he went.

8:15  David reigned over all of Israel, and he was administering justice and righteousness for all his people.

8:16  Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary.

8:17  Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests and Seraiah was scribe.

8:18  Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were priests.