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1After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.Cross-references: 1Sam 5:8 · 1Sam 27:4 · 2Sam 1:20 · 2Sam 8:1
2He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.Cross-references: Num 24:17 · Judg 3:29 · 1Sam 10:27 · 2Sam 8:2 · 1Ki 10:2 · 1Ki 10:25 · +6 more
3David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.Cross-references: Gen 15:18 · Ex 23:31 · 1Sam 14:47 · 2Sam 8:3 · 2Sam 10:6 · Ps 60:1
4David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.Cross-references: Deut 17:16 · Josh 11:6 · Josh 11:9 · 2Sam 8:4 · 1Ki 4:2 · 1Ki 10:26 · +2 more
5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.Cross-references: 1Sam 14:47 · 2Sam 8:5 · 1Ki 11:23 · 1Chr 18:3 · 1Chr 19:6 · Isa 8:9
6Then 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.Cross-references: 1Chr 17:8 · 1Chr 18:2 · Ps 18:43 · Ps 121:8 · Prov 21:31
7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.Cross-references: 1Ki 10:16 · 1Ki 14:26 · 2Chr 9:15 · 2Chr 12:9
8From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.Cross-references: 2Sam 8:8 · 1Ki 7:15 · 1Chr 22:14 · 2Chr 4:2 · 2Chr 4:12 · Jer 52:17
9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,Cross-references: 2Sam 8:9
10he sent Hadoram 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 Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.Cross-references: 2Sam 8:10 · 2Chr 9:1 · 2Chr 9:23 · Isa 39:1
11King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.Cross-references: Ex 35:5 · Ex 35:21 · Josh 6:19 · 1Sam 27:8 · 1Sam 30:13 · 1Sam 30:20 · +11 more
12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.Cross-references: 1Sam 26:6 · 1Sam 26:8 · 2Sam 3:30 · 2Sam 7:13 · 2Sam 8:13 · 2Sam 10:10 · +13 more
13He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.Cross-references: Gen 25:23 · Gen 27:29 · Gen 27:37 · Gen 27:40 · Num 24:18 · 1Sam 10:5 · +9 more
14David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.Cross-references: 2Sam 8:15 · 1Chr 12:38 · Ps 78:71 · Ps 89:14 · Isa 9:7 · Isa 32:1 · +3 more
15Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;Cross-references: 2Sam 8:16 · 1Ki 4:3 · 1Chr 11:6
16Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;Cross-references: 2Sam 8:17 · 2Sam 20:25 · 1Ki 2:35 · 1Ki 4:3 · 1Chr 24:6
17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.Cross-references: 2Sam 8:18 · 2Sam 15:18 · 2Sam 20:7 · 2Sam 20:23 · 2Sam 23:19 · 1Ki 1:38 · +4 more
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