1 Chronicles 18:1–13

¹Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.

²David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

³As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion^a along the Euphrates River. ⁴David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.

⁵When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. ⁶Then he placed garrisons^b in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious^c wherever he went.

⁷And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. ⁸And from Tibhath^d and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.

⁹When King Tou^e of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, ¹⁰he sent his son Hadoram^f to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze, ¹¹and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations — from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.

¹²Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. ¹³He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.