2 Samuel Chapter 8    

¹It was after this that David struck down the Philistines and subdued them, and David took the bridle of the mother-city out of the hand of the Philistines.
  ²He struck down Moab and measured them with a rope, making them lie down on the ground, and he measured two rope-lengths to put to death, and one full rope-length to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
 

³Then David struck down Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he was going to restore his control along the Euphrates River.
  ⁴David took from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 footmen, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots.
 

⁵When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down of Syria 22,000 men.
  ⁶Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And Yahweh saved David wherever he went.
 

⁷And David took the shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
  ⁸And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a very large amount of bronze.
 

⁹When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck down the whole army of Hadadezer,
  ¹⁰then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to greet him and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him down, for Hadadezer had fought wars with Toi. Joram brought with him items of silver and items of gold and items of bronze;
  ¹¹King David also dedicated these to Yahweh with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations that he subdued;
  ¹²from Edom^a and from Moab and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines and from Amalek and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
 

¹³David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, even 18,000 men.
  ¹⁴He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Yahweh saved David wherever he went.
 

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