Some time later ... ... , David - defeated the Philistines , subdued them , and took - Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
(David) also defeated - the Moabites , and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
(As far as) Hamath , David - also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah , who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
David captured from him a thousand chariots , seven thousand charioteers , and twenty thousand vvv foot soldiers , and he hamstrung ... - all the horses except a hundred - he kept for the chariots.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah , David ... struck down twenty-two ... thousand men.
Then he placed (garrisons) in Aram of Damascus , and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever - he went.
And David - took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
And from Tibhath and Cun , cities of Hadadezer , David took a large amount of bronze , Solomon - made the bronze Sea , - the pillars , and (various) bronze articles.
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David - had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah ,
he sent - his son Hadoram to greet - King David vvv and bless him for - fighting and defeating Hadadezer , (who) ... - had been at war with Tou. (Hadoram brought) all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze ,
and King David dedicated these to the LORD , along with the silver and gold - he had carried off from all (these) nations — from Edom and Moab , and from the Ammonites ... , Philistines , and Amalekites.
Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down - eighteen ... thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
He placed garrisons in Edom , and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD - made David victorious wherever - he went.
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people :
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army ; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud (was) the recorder ;
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests ; Shavsha (was) the scribe ;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites ; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.