David’s Triumphs
2 Samuel 8:1–14; Psalm 60:1–12
1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.+ 2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.+ 3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.+ 4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.+ 5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.+ 6Then David put [garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.+ 7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.+ 8And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.+ 9And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,+ 10he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him ( for Hadarezer had wars with Tou); and [he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.+ 11These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.+ 12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.+ 13And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.+