Old Testament · History

1 Chronicles chapter 18

After this, David defeated the and brought them under his control. He took and its surrounding towns from Philistine hands.He also defeated , and the Moabites became subject to David and brought him .David also defeated king of , toward Hamath, as Hadadezer was going to establish his control along the Euphrates River.David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand cavalry, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He all but a hundred of the chariot horses.When the of came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.David then stationed in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. Yahweh gave David wherever he went.David took the that Hadadezer’s officers carried and brought them to Jerusalem.From Tibhath and Cun, cities belonging to Hadadezer, David took a huge quantity of . Solomon later used it to make the bronze basin, the pillars, and the bronze equipment for the temple.When Tou king of heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,he sent his son Hadoram to King David to and to congratulate him on fighting and defeating Hadadezer — because Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles made of gold, silver, and bronze.King David , along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the .He stationed garrisons in , and all the Edomites became subject to David. Yahweh gave David victory wherever he went.David ruled over all Israel, administering and doing for all his people. son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the .Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were . Shavsha was the .Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the . And David’s sons held the .