{2Sa 8:1-14; 1Ch 18:1-13; Psa 60}

    ^8:1 And after this it happened, that David struck the Philistines and subdued them. And David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

    ^8:2 And he struck Moab and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground. And he measured two lines to put to death and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

    ^8:3 David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River. ^8:4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand on foot. And David crippled all the chariot horses, but reserved a hundred chariots of them.

    ^8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians. ^8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.

    ^8:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ^8:8 And king David took exceedingly much brass from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer.

    ^8:9 And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer, ^8:10 then Toi sent Joram his son to king David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him, because Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass.

    ^8:11 These also king David dedicated to Jehovah with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued: ^8:12 of Syria and of Moab and of the sons of Ammon and of the Philistines and of Amalek and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

    ^8:13 And David got a name for him when he returned from slaying the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. ^8:14 And he put garrisons in Edom. He put garrisons throughout all Edom and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.

    {2Sa 8:15-18; 1Ch 18:14-17, 6:16-30, 50-53m 31-48}

    ^8:15 And David reigned over all Israel. And David executed justice and righteousness to all his people. ^8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder, ^8:17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests and Seraiah was scribe, ^8:18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites and David's sons were chief ministers.