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David’s Military Victories
After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns.
After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns.
David’s Victories
In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.
David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots.
David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,
David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.
King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations — from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.
King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.
Abishai son of Zeruiah destroyed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
He placed army garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.
David’s Officials
David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian.
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;