# 2 Samuel 8 [[2 Samuel 7|←]] • [[2 Samuel 9|→]] --- ### 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. ### 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, brought gifts. ### 3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. ### 4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot but reserved of them an hundred chariots. ### 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. ### 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. ### 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. ### 8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. ### 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, ### 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: ### 11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; ### 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. ### 13 And David gat a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand ### 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. ### 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. ### 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud recorder; ### 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, the priests; and Seraiah the scribe; ### 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.