18:1  Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the
Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out
of the hand of the Philistines.
 18:2  And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's
servants, [and] brought gifts.
 18:3  And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as
he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
 18:4  And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven
thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also
hocked all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them an
hundred chariots.
 18:5  And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer
king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty
thousand men.
 18:6  Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the
Syrians became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the
LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
 18:7  And David took the shields of gold that were on the
servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
 18:8  Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of
Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon
made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
 18:9  Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten
all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
 18:10  He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of
his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought
against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with
Tou;) and [with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver
and brass.
 18:11  Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the
silver and the gold that he brought from all [these] nations;
from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and
from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
 18:12  Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the
Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
 18:13  And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites
became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
 18:14  So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment
and justice among all his people.
 18:15  And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
 18:16  And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of
Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
 18:17  And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the
Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were]
chief about the king.