1And it came to pass after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its daughters from the hand of the Philistines.2And he struck Moab, and Moab became servants to David, bearing tribute.3David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah as he went toward Hamath to set up his hand at the river Euphrates.4David captured from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers; and David hamstrung all the chariots but left from them one hundred chariots.5Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David struck twenty-two thousand men in Aram.6David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became servants to David, bearing tribute; and the LORD delivered David in all that he went.7David took the gold shields that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.8And from Tibhath and from Cun, the cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze; with it Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the bronze articles.9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,10he sent Hadoram his son to King David to ask him about peace and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had been a man of battles with Toi); and he brought articles of gold, silver, and bronze.11King David also consecrated them to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he had taken from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the sons of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt Sea.13And he placed garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to David; and the LORD delivered David in all that he went.