¹ And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

² And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

³ David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

⁴ And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

⁵ And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

⁶ Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

⁷ And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸ And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

⁹ When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

¹⁰ Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

¹¹ Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

¹² Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³ And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

¹⁴ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

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¹ And after ^H310 this it came to pass, that David ^H1732 smote ^H5221 the Philistines, ^H6430 and subdued ^H3665 them: and David ^H1732 took ^H3947 Methegammah ^H4965 out of the hand ^H3027 of the Philistines. ^H6430

² And he smote ^H5221 Moab, ^H4124 and measured ^H4058 them with a line, ^H2256 casting them down ^H7901 to the ground; ^H776 even with two ^H8147 lines ^H2256 measured ^H4058 he to put to death, ^H4191 and with one full ^H4393 line ^H2256 to keep alive. ^H2421 And so the Moabites ^H4124 became David's ^H1732 servants, ^H5650 and brought ^H5375 gifts. ^H4503

³ David ^H1732 smote ^H5221 also Hadadezer, ^H1909 the son ^H1121 of Rehob, ^H7340 king ^H4428 of Zobah, ^H6678 as he went ^H3212 to recover ^H7725 his border ^H3027 at the river ^H5104 Euphrates. ^H6578

⁴ And David ^H1732 took ^H3920 from him a thousand ^H505 chariots, and seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 horsemen, ^H6571 and twenty ^H6242 thousand ^H505 footmen: ^{H376 H7273} and David ^H1732 houghed ^H6131 all the chariot ^H7393 horses, but reserved ^H3498 of them for an hundred ^H3967 chariots. ^H7393

⁵ And when the Syrians ^H758 of Damascus ^H1834 came ^H935 to succour ^H5826 Hadadezer ^H1909 king ^H4428 of Zobah, ^H6678 David ^H1732 slew ^H5221 of the Syrians ^H758 two ^H8147 and twenty ^H6242 thousand ^H505 men. ^H376

⁶ Then David ^H1732 put ^H7760 garrisons ^H5333 in Syria ^H758 of Damascus: ^H1834 and the Syrians ^H758 became servants ^H5650 to David, ^H1732 and brought ^H5375 gifts. ^H4503 And the LORD ^H3068 preserved ^H3467 David ^H1732 whithersoever he went. ^H1980

⁷ And David ^H1732 took ^H3947 the shields ^H7982 of gold ^H2091 that were on the servants ^H5650 of Hadadezer, ^H1909 and brought ^H935 them to Jerusalem. ^H3389

⁸ And from Betah, ^H984 and from Berothai, ^H1268 cities ^H5892 of Hadadezer, ^H1909 king ^H4428 David ^H1732 took ^H3947 exceeding ^H3966 much ^H7235 brass. ^H5178

⁹ When Toi ^H8583 king ^H4428 of Hamath ^H2574 heard ^H8085 that David ^H1732 had smitten ^H5221 all the host ^H2428 of Hadadezer, ^H1909

¹⁰ Then Toi ^H8583 sent ^H7971 Joram ^H3141 his son ^H1121 unto king ^H4428 David, ^H1732 to salute ^{H7592 H7965} him, and to bless ^H1288 him, because he had fought ^H3898 against Hadadezer, ^H1909 and smitten ^H5221 him: for Hadadezer ^H1909 had wars ^{H376 H4421} with Toi. ^H8583 And Joram brought with him ^H3027 vessels ^H3627 of silver, ^H3701 and vessels ^H3627 of gold, ^H2091 and vessels ^H3627 of brass: ^H5178

¹¹ Which also king ^H4428 David ^H1732 did dedicate ^H6942 unto the LORD, ^H3068 with the silver ^H3701 and gold ^H2091 that he had dedicated ^H6942 of all nations ^H1471 which he subdued; ^H3533

¹² Of Syria, ^H758 and of Moab, ^H4124 and of the children ^H1121 of Ammon, ^H5983 and of the Philistines, ^H6430 and of Amalek, ^H6002 and of the spoil ^H7998 of Hadadezer, ^H1909 son ^H1121 of Rehob, ^H7340 king ^H4428 of Zobah. ^H6678

¹³ And David ^H1732 gat ^H6213 him a name ^H8034 when he returned ^H7725 from smiting ^H5221 of the Syrians ^H758 in the valley ^H1516 of salt, ^H4417 being eighteen ^{H8083 H6240} thousand ^H505 men.

¹⁴ And he put ^H7760 garrisons ^H5333 in Edom; ^H123 throughout all Edom ^H123 put ^H7760 he garrisons, ^H5333 and all they of Edom ^H123 became David's ^H1732 servants. ^H5650 And the LORD ^H3068 preserved ^H3467 David ^H1732 whithersoever he went. ^H1980

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¹ And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

² And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

³ David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

⁴ And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

⁵ And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

⁶ Then 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.

⁷ And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸ And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

⁹ And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

¹⁰ then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And `Joram' brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

¹¹ These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;

¹² of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³ And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

¹⁴ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

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¹ And it cometh to pass afterwards that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and David taketh the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.

² And he smiteth Moab, and measureth them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measureth two lines to put to death, and the fulness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are to David for servants, bearers of a present.

³ And David smiteth Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to bring back his power by the River `Euphrates;'

⁴ and David captureth from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly the whole of the charioteers, only he leaveth of them a hundred charioteers.

⁵ And Aram of Damascus cometh to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth of Aram twenty and two thousand men;

⁶ and David putteth garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram is to David for a servant, bearing a present; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone;

⁷ and David taketh the shields of gold which were on the servants of Hadadezer, and bringeth them to Jerusalem;

⁸ and from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, hath king David taken very much brass.

⁹ And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,

¹⁰ and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars `with' Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,

¹¹ also them did king David sanctify to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he sanctified of all the nations which he subdued:

¹² of Aram, and of Moab, and of the Bene-Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.

¹³ And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt -- eighteen thousand;

¹⁴ and he putteth in Edom garrisons -- in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.

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¹ And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took the power of the capital out of the hand of the Philistines.

² And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.

³ And David smote Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion by the river Euphrates.

⁴ And David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] a hundred chariots.

⁵ And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

⁶ And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, [and] brought gifts. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.

⁷ And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸ And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much bronze.

⁹ And Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadadezer;

¹⁰ and Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him; for Hadadezer was continually at war with Toi. And he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.

¹¹ Them also king David dedicated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he had dedicated of all the nations that he had subdued:

¹² of the Syrians, and of the Moabites, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of the Amalekites, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³ And David made him a name when he returned, after he had smitten the Syrians in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand [men].

¹⁴ And he put garrisons in Edom: throughout Edom did he put garrisons; and all they of Edom became servants to David. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.

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¹ After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

² He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

³ David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

⁴ David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.

⁵ When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

⁶ Then 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.

⁷ David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸ From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

⁹ When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the host of Hadadezer,

¹⁰ then Toi sent Joram 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 Toi. [Joram] brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

¹¹ These also did king David dedicate to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;

¹² of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³ David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

¹⁴ He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

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¹ And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them; and David took the authority of the mother-town from the hands of the Philistines.

² And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.

³ And David overcame Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to make his power seen by the River.

⁴ And David took from him one thousand, seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and David had the leg-muscles of the horses cut, only keeping enough of them for a hundred war-carriages.

⁵ And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans.

⁶ And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the Aramaeans became servants to David and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

⁷ And David took their gold body-covers from the servants of Hadadezer and took them to Jerusalem.

⁸ And from Tebah and Berothai, towns of Hadadezer, King David took a great store of brass.

⁹ And when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer,

¹⁰ He sent his son Hadoram to David, with words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had wars with Tou; and Hadoram took with him vessels of silver and gold and brass:

¹¹ These King David made holy to the Lord, together with the silver and gold which he had taken from the nations he had overcome--

¹² The nations of Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon and the Philistines and the Amalekites and the goods he had taken from Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹³ And David got great honour for himself, when he came back, by the destruction of Edom in the valley of Salt, to the number of eighteen thousand men.

¹⁴ And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.