David’s Triumphs
2 Samuel 8:1–14; Psalm 60:1–12
1After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.+ 2He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.+ 3David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.+ 4David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.+ 5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.+ 6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.+ 7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.+ 8From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of brass.+ 9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,+ 10he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and brass.+ 11King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.+ 12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.+ 13He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.+