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* After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines , subdued them , and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines . * Then he defeated Moab , and the Moabites became David 's servants , and brought tribute . * And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath , as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates . * David took from him one thousand chariots , seven thousand horsemen , and twenty thousand foot soldiers . Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses , except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots . * When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah , David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians . * Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus ; and the Syrians became David 's servants , and brought tribute . So the LORD preserved David wherever he went . * And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer , and brought them to Jerusalem . * Also from Tibhath and from Chun , cities of Hadadezer , David brought a large amount of bronze , with which Solomon made the bronze Sea , the pillars , and the articles of bronze . * Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah , * he sent Hadoram his son to King David , to greet him and bless him , because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou ); and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles of gold , silver , and bronze . * King David also dedicated these to the LORD , along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations--from Edom , from Moab , from the people of Ammon , from the Philistines , and from Amalek . * Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt . * He also put garrisons in Edom , and all the Edomites became David 's servants . And the LORD preserved David wherever he went . * So David reigned over all Israel , and administered judgment and justice to all his people . * Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army ; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder ; * Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests ; Shavsha was the scribe ; * Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites ; and David 's sons were chief ministers at the king 's side . * It happened after this that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon died , and his son reigned in his place . * Then David said , "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash , because his father showed kindness to me ." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father . And David 's servants came to Hanun in the land of the people of Ammon to comfort him . * And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun , "Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you ? Did his servants not come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land ?" * Therefore Hanun took David 's servants , shaved them , and cut off their garments in the middle , at their buttocks , and sent them away . * Then some went and told David about the men ; and he sent to meet them , because the men were greatly ashamed . And the king said , "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown , and then return ." * When the people of Ammon saw that they had made themselves repulsive to David , Hanun and the people of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia , from Syrian Maacah , and from Zobah . * So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots , with the king of Maacah and his people , who came and encamped before Medeba . Also the people of Ammon gathered together from their cities , and came to battle . * Now when David heard of it , he sent Joab and all the army of the mighty men . * Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array before the gate of the city , and the kings who had come were by themselves in the field . * When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind , he chose some of Israel 's best , and put them in battle array against the Syrians . * And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother , and they set themselves in battle array against the people of Ammon . * Then he said , "If the Syrians are too strong for me , then you shall help me ; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you , then I will help you . * Be of good courage , and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God . And may the LORD do what is good in His sight ." * So Joab and the people who were with him drew near for the battle against the Syrians , and they fled before him . * When the people of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fleeing , they also fled before Abishai his brother , and entered the city . So Joab went to Jerusalem . * Now when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel , they sent messengers and brought the Syrians who were beyond the River , and Shophach the commander of Hadadezer 's army went before them . * When it was told David , he gathered all Israel , crossed over the Jordan and came upon them , and set up in battle array against them . So when David had set up in battle array against the Syrians , they fought with him . * Then the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David killed seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians , and killed Shophach the commander of the army . * And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel , they made peace with David and became his servants . So the Syrians were not willing to help the people of Ammon anymore . * It happened in the spring of the year , at the time kings go out to battle , that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon , and came and besieged Rabbah . But David stayed at Jerusalem . And Joab defeated Rabbah and overthrew it .

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