II Samuel 8 · שמואל ב

And after that it came to pass, that David smote the Pelishtim, and subdued them: and David took Meteg-amma out of the hand of the Pelishtim.

And he smote Mo᾽av, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so Mo᾽av became David’s servants, and brought tribute.

David smote also Hadad῾ezer, the son of Reĥov, king of Żova, as he went to extend his dominion at the river Perat.

And David took from him one thousand, seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David lamed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for a hundred chariots.

And when Aram of Dammeseq came to the help of Hadad῾ezer king of Żova, David slew of Aram twenty two thousand men.

Then David put garrisons in Aram of Dammeseq: and Aram became servants to David, and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadad῾ezer, and brought them to Yerushalayim.

And from Betaĥ, and from Berotay, cities of Hadad῾ezer, king David took very much brass.

When To῾i king of Ḥamat heard that David had smitten all the army of Hadad῾ezer,

then To῾i sent Yoram his son to king David, to greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadad῾ezer, and smitten him: for Hadad῾ezer had wars with To῾i. And Yoram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

which also king David did dedicate to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all the nations which he had conquered;

from Aram, and Mo᾽av, and the children of ῾Ammon, and from the Pelishtim, and ῾Amaleq, and of the spoil of Hadad῾ezer, son of Reĥov, king of Żova.

And David got him a name when he returned from smiting Aram in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand men.

And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom became David’s servants. And the Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

And David reigned over all Yisra᾽el; and David executed judgment and justice to all his people.

And Yo᾽av the son of Żeruya was over the army; and Yehoshafat the son of Aĥilud was recorder;

and Żadoq the son of Aĥituv, and Aĥimelekh the son of Evyatar, were the priests; and Seraya was the scribe;

and Benayahu the son of Yehoyada, and the Kereti, and the Peleti, and the sons of David were ministers of state.