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| 18:1 |
And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
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| 18:2 |
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
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| 18:3 |
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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| 18:4 |
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
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| 18:5 |
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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| 18:6 |
Then David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
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| 18:7 |
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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| 18:8 |
And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
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| 18:9 |
And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
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| 18:10 |
he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and [he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
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| 18:11 |
These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
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| 18:12 |
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
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| 18:13 |
And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
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| 18:14 |
And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.
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| 18:15 |
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
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| 18:16 |
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
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| 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.
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