1 Some time afterward, David attacked the Philistines and subdued them; he took Gath and its villages from the Philistines.
2 He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.
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David also struck down King Hadadezer of Zobah, toward Hamath, 1 as he went to set up a monument at the river Euphrates.
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David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand cavalry, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left one hundred of them.
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When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand Arameans.
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Then David put garrisons 2 in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became subject to David, and brought tribute. The
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When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,
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he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him. Now Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. He sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze;
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these also King David dedicated to the
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Abishai son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became subject to David. And the