1	Now after this it came to pass, that David smote# the Philistines, and subdued# them, and took# Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
			2	And he smote# Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought# gifts.
			3	And David smote# Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went# to stablish# his dominion by the river Euphrates. [Hadarezer: or, Hadadezer]
			4	And David took# from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen# : David also houghed# all the chariot horses , but reserved# of them an hundred chariots. [seven...: or, seven hundred]
			5	And when the Syrians of Damascus came# to help# Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew# of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. [Damascus: Heb. Darmesek]
			6	Then David put# garrisons in Syriadamascus# ; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought# gifts. Thus the LORD preserved# David whithersoever he went# .
			7	And David took# the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought# them to Jerusalem.
			8	Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought# David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made# the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. [Tibhath...: called in the book of Samuel Betah, and Berothai]
			9	Now when Tou king of Hamath heard# how David had smitten# all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; [Tou: also called, Toi]
			10	He sent# Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire# of his welfare, and to congratulate# him, because he had fought# against Hadarezer, and smitten# him; (for Hadarezer had war# with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. [Hadoram: also called, Joram] [to enquire...: or, to salute] [to congratulate: Heb. to bless] [had war: Heb. was the man of wars]
			11	Them also king David dedicated# unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought# from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
			12	Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew# of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen# thousand. [Abishai: Heb. Abshai]
			13	And he put# garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved# David whithersoever he went# .
			14	So David reigned# over all Israel, and executed# judgment and justice among all his people.
			15	And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder# . [recorder: or, remembrancer]
			16	And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe# ; [Abimelech: also called, Ahimelech] [Shavsha: also called Seraiah or Shisha]
			17	And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. [about...: Heb. at the hand of the king]