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David’s Triumphs

1 aNow after° this° it came° about that David° Idefeated° the Philistines° and subdued° them; and David° took° IIcontrol° of the chief° city° from the hand° of the Philistines°.

[1] ILit smote IILit the bridle of the mother city a1Ch 18

2aHe Idefeated° bMoab°, and measured° them with the line°, making them lie° down° on the ground°; and he measured° two° lines° to put° to death° and one full° line° to keep° alive°. And cthe Moabites° became° servants° to David°, dbringing° tribute°.

[2] ILit smote aNu 24:17 b1S 22:3, 4 c2S 8:6; 1K 4:21 d2K 3:4; 17:3

3 ¶ Then David° Idefeated° aHadadezer°, the son° of Rehob° king° of Zobah°, as bhe went° to restore° his IIrule° at the IIIRiver°. 4 David° captured° from him 1,700°°° horsemen° and 20,000°° foot° soldiers°°; and David° ahamstrung° the chariot° horses°, but reserved° [enough] of them for 100° chariots°. 5 When athe Arameans° of Damascus° came° to help° Hadadezer°, king° of Zobah°, David° Ikilled° 22,000°°° Arameans°. 6 Then David° put° garrisons° among the Arameans° of Damascus°, and athe Arameans° became° servants° to David°, bringing° tribute°. And bthe LORD° helped° David° wherever°° he went°. 7 David° took° the shields° of gold° which° were Icarried° by the servants° of Hadadezer° and brought° them to Jerusalem°. 8 From IBetah° and from aBerothai°, cities° of Hadadezer°, King° David° took° a very° large° amount of bronze°.

[3] ILit smote IILit hand IIII.e. Euphrates a1S 14:47; 2S 10:16, 19 b2S 10:15-19
[4] aJsh 11:6, 9
[5] ILit smote a1K 11:23-25
[6] a2S 8:2 b2S 3:18
[7] ILit on
[8] IIn 1Ch 18:8, Tibhath aEzk 47:16

9 ¶ Now when Toi° king° of aHamath° heard° that David° had Idefeated° all° the army° of Hadadezer°, 10 Toi° sent° IJoram° his son° to King° David° to IIgreet°° him and bless° him, because°° he had fought° against Hadadezer° and IIIdefeated° him; for Hadadezer° IVhad been° at war° with Toi°. And V[Joram] brought with him articles° of silver°, of gold° and of bronze°. 11 King° David° also° adedicated° these to the LORD°, with the silver° and gold° that he had dedicated° from all° the nations° which° he had subdued°: 12 from IAram° and aMoab° and bthe sons° of Ammon° and cthe Philistines° and dAmalek°, and from the spoil° of Hadadezer°, son° of Rehob°, king° of Zobah°.

[9] ILit smitten a1K 8:65; 2Ch 8:4
[10] IIn 1Ch 18:10, Hadoram IILit ask him of his welfare IIILit smitten IVLit was a man of wars VLit there were in his hand
[11] a1K 7:51
[12] ISome mss read Edom a2S 8:2 b2S 10:14 c2S 5:17-25 d1S 27:8; 30:17-20

13 ¶ So aDavid° made° a name° [for himself] when he returned° from Ikilling° 18,000°°° IIArameans° in bthe Valley° of Salt°. 14 He put° garrisons° in Edom°. In all° Edom° he put° garrisons°, and aall° the Edomites° became° servants° to David°. And bthe LORD° helped° David° wherever°° he went°.

[13] ILit smiting IISome mss read Edom a2S 7:9 b2K 14:7
[14] aGn 27:37-40; Nu 24:17, 18 b2S 8:6

15 ¶ So David° reigned° over° all° Israel°; and David° Iadministered° justice° and righteousness° for all° his people°. 16 aJoab° the son° of Zeruiah° [was] over° the army°, and bJehoshaphat° the son° of Ahilud° [was] crecorder°. 17 aZadok° the son° of Ahitub° and Ahimelech° the son° of Abiathar° [were] bpriests°, and Seraiah° [was] csecretary°. 18 aBenaiah° the son° of Jehoiada° Iwas over the bCherethites° and the Pelethites°; and David’s° sons° were IIcchief° ministers°.

[15] ILit was doing
[16] a1Ch 11:6 b1K 4:3 c2K 18:18, 37
[17] a1Ch 6:4-8 b1Ch 16:39, 40 c2K 18:18
[18] ILit and the Cherethites IILit priests a1K 4:4 b1S 30:14; 2S 15:18; 20:7, 23; 1K 1:38, 44 c1Ch 18:17


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David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites.

1 ¶ And afterº this² it came to pass,² that Davidº smoteºª² the Philistines,º and subduedºª them: and Davidº tookºª² Methegammahº out of the handº² of the Philistines.º 2 And he smoteºª² Moab,º and measuredºª them with a line,º casting them downºª² to the ground;º even with twoº linesº measuredºª he to put to death,ºª and with one fullº lineº to keep alive.ºª And [so] the Moabitesº became² David'sº servants,º [and] broughtºª gifts.º

[1] 2S 2:24; 7:9; 21:15; 1Ch 18:1.
[2] Nu 24:17; Jg 3:29; 1S 10:27; 14:47; 2S 8:6, 12; 12:31; 2K 1:1; 3:4; 1Ch 18:2; 2Ch 26:8; Ps 60:8; 72:10; 83:6; 108:9; Is 36:16.

He smiteth Hadadezer, and the Syrians.

3 ¶ Davidº smoteºª also² Hadadezer,º the sonº of Rehob,º kingº of Zobah,º as he went¹ª² to recoverºª his borderº at the riverº Euphrates.º 4 And Davidº tookºª from² him a thousandº [chariots], and sevenº hundredº horsemen,º and twentyº thousandº footmen:ºº and Davidº houghedºª² all² the chariotº [horses], but reservedºª of² them [for] an hundredº chariots.º 5 And when the Syriansº of Damascusº cameºª to succourºª Hadadezerº kingº of Zobah,º Davidº slewºª of the Syriansº twoº and twentyº thousandº men.º 6 Then Davidº putºª garrisonsº in Syriaº of Damascus:º and the Syriansº became² servantsº to David,º [and] broughtºª gifts.º And the LORDº preservedºª² Davidº whithersoever²² he went.ºª 7 And Davidº tookºª² the shieldsº of goldº that² were² on² the servantsº of Hadadezer,º and broughtºª them to Jerusalem.º 8 And from Betah,º² and from Berothai,º² citiesº of Hadadezer,º kingº Davidº tookºª exceedingº muchºª brass.º

[3] Gn 15:18; Ex 23:31; Dt 11:24; 1S 14:47; 2S 10:6; 1K 4:21; 11:23; 1Ch 18:3; Ps 60:1; 72:8.
[4] Dt 17:16; Jsh 11:6, 9; 1K 10:26; 1Ch 18:4; Ps 20:7; 33:16.
[5] 1K 11:23; 1Ch 18:5; 2Ch 8:3; Jb 9:13; Ps 83:4; Is 7:8; 8:9; 31:3.
[6] 1S 13:3; 14:1, 6, 15; 2S 7:9; 8:2, 14; 23:14; 1Ch 18:13; 2Ch 17:2; Ps 5:11; 18:34; 121:7; 140:7; 144:1; Pv 21:31.
[7] 1K 10:16; 14:26; 1Ch 18:7; 2Ch 9:15.
[8] 1Ch 18:8; 22:14, 16; 29:7; 2Ch 4:1.

Toi sendeth Joram with presents to bless him.

9 ¶ When Toiº kingº of Hamathº heardºª that² Davidº had smittenºª² all² the hostº of Hadadezer,º 10 Then Toiº sentºª² Joramº his sonº unto² kingº David,º to saluteººª him, and to blessºª him, because²² he had foughtºª against Hadadezer,º and smittenºª him: for² Hadadezerº had² warsº¹ with Toi.º And [Joram] brought² with² him¹ vesselsº of silver,º and vesselsº of gold,º and vesselsº of brass:º

[9] 1Ch 18:9; Am 6:2.
[10] Gn 43:27; 1S 13:10; 1K 1:47; 1Ch 18:10; Ps 129:8; Is 39:1.

The presents and the spoil David dedicateth to God.

11 Which also² kingº Davidº did dedicateºª unto the LORD,º with² the silverº and goldº that² he had dedicatedºª of all²² nationsº which² he subdued;ºª 12 Of Syria,º² and of Moab,º² and of the childrenº² of Ammon,º and of the Philistines,º² and of Amalek,º² and of the spoilº² of Hadadezer,º sonº of Rehob,º kingº of Zobah.º 13 And Davidº gatºª [him] a nameº when he returnedºª from smitingºª² of² the Syriansº in the valleyº of salt,º [being] eighteenºº thousandº [men].

[11] 1K 7:51; 1Ch 18:11; 22:14; 26:26; 29:2; Mi 4:13.
[12] 2S 10:11, 14; 12:26; 1Ch 18:11.
[13] 2S 7:9; 2K 14:7; 1Ch 18:12; 2Ch 25:11; Ps 60:1.

He putteth garrisons in Edom.

14 ¶ And he putºª garrisonsº in Edom;º throughout all² Edomº putºª he garrisons,º and all² they of Edomº became² David'sº servants.º And the LORDº preservedºª² Davidº whithersoever²² he went.ºª 15 And Davidº reignedºª over² all² Israel;º and Davidº executedºª judgmentº and justiceº unto all² his people.º

[14] Gn 25:23; 27:29, 37, 40; Nu 24:18; 2S 8:6; 1K 22:47; 1Ch 18:13; Ps 60:8; 108:9; 121:4.
[15] 2S 3:12; 5:5; 23:3; 1Ch 18:14; Ps 45:6; 72:2; 75:2; 78:71; 89:14; 101:1; Is 9:7; Jr 22:15; 23:5; Am 5:15, 24.

David's officers.

16 And Joabº the sonº of Zeruiahº [was] over² the host;º and Jehoshaphatº the sonº of Ahiludº [was] recorder;ºª 17 And Zadokº the sonº of Ahitub,º and Ahimelechº the sonº of Abiathar,º [were] the priests;º and Seraiahº [was] the scribe;ºª 18 And Benaiahº the sonº of Jehoiadaº [was over] both the Cherethitesº and the Pelethites;º and David'sº sonsº were² chief rulers.º

[16] 2S 19:13; 20:23; 1K 4:3; 1Ch 11:6; 18:15.
[17] 1Ch 6:8, 53; 18:16; 24:3.
[18] 1S 30:14; 2S 15:18; 20:7, 23, 26; 23:20; 1K 1:44; 2:34; 1Ch 18:17; Ezk 25:16; Zp 2:5.


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