The Second Book of Samuel

2Sa 8:1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Phi-lis´-tines, and subdued them: and David took Me´-theg–am´-mah out of the hand of the Phi-lis´-tines.

2Sa 8:2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Mo´-ab-ites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

2Sa 8:3 David smote also Had-ad-e´-zer, the son of Re´-hob, king of Zo´-bah, as he went to recover his border at the river Eu-phra´-tes.

2Sa 8:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

2Sa 8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Had-ad-e´-zer king of Zo´-bah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

2Sa 8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

2Sa 8:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Had-ad-e´-zer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

2Sa 8:8 And from Be´-tah, and from Ber´o-thai, cities of Had-ad-e´-zer, king David took exceeding much brass.

2Sa 8:9 When To´-i king of Ha´-math heard that David had smitten all the host of Had-ad-e´-zer,

2Sa 8:10 Then To´-i sent Jo´-ram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Had-ad-e´-zer, and smitten him: for Had-ad-e´-zer had wars with To´-i. And Jo´-ram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

2Sa 8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

2Sa 8:12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philis´-tines, and of Am´-a-lek, and of the spoil of Had-ad-e´-zer, son of Re´-hob, king of Zo´-bah.

2Sa 8:13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

2Sa 8:14 And he put garrisons in E´dom; throughout all E´-dom put he garrisons, and all they of E´-dom became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

2Sa 8:15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

2Sa 8:16 And Jo´-ab the son of Ze-ru´-iah was over the host; and Je-hosh´-a-phat the son of A-hi´-lud was recorder;

2Sa 8:17 And Za´-dok the son of A-hi´-tub, and A-him´-e-lech the son of A-bi´-athar, were the priests; and Se-ra´-iah was the scribe;

2Sa 8:18 And Be-nai´-ah the son of Jehoi´-a-da was over both the Cher´-ethites and the Pel´-e-thites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.