1After this David struck the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.2He struck Moab and measured them with a cord, laying them down on the land; he measured two cords to put to death and the full length of the cord to preserve alive, so that Moab became servants to David who brought tribute.3David struck Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore control at the River Euphrates.4David captured from them one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers; David hamstrung all the chariots and left one hundred chariots.5Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David struck twenty-two thousand men among Aram.6David placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram became servants to David who brought tribute; the LORD delivered David wherever he went.7David took the gold shields that belonged to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.8From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.9Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer.10Toi sent his son Joram to King David to greet him with peace and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer; and Joram brought articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze.11King David also consecrated these to the LORD together with the silver and the gold that he had consecrated from all the nations he had subdued.12These came from Aram, from Moab, from the sons of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.13David made a name for himself when he returned after defeating Aram in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand men.14He placed garrisons throughout Edom; he set garrisons in all Edom, and all Edom became servants to David; the LORD delivered David wherever he went.