1	And after this it came to pass, that David smote# the Philistines, and subdued# them: and David took# Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines. [Methegammah: or, the bridle of Ammah]
			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 so the Moabites became David's servants, and 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. [Hadadezer: or, Hadarezer]
			4	And David took# from him a thousand chariots , and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen# : and David houghed# all the chariot horses , but reserved# of them for an hundred chariots. [from...: or, of his 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, and 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 Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: [Joram: also called, Hadoram] [salute...: Heb. ask him of peace] [had wars...: Heb. was a man of wars with] [brought...: Heb. in his hand were]
			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# him a name when he returned# from smiting# of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen# thousand men . [smiting: Heb. his smiting]
			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 was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder# ; [recorder: or, remembrancer, or, writer of chronicles]
			17	And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe# ; [scribe: or, secretary]
			18	And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. [chief rulers: or, princes]