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And it came afterward that Daviyd struck the Pelishtim and subdued them; and he took Gat and its daughter-towns from the hand of the Pelishtim.
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He struck Moav, and Moav became servants to Daviyd, bearing tribute.
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Daviyd struck Hadadezer king of Tzovah toward Chammat as he went to establish his hand at the River Perat.
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Daviyd captured from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Daviyd hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for one hundred chariots.
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When Aram of Darmesheq came to help Hadadezer king of Tzovah, Daviyd struck twenty-two thousand ish of Aram.
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Daviyd placed garrisons in Aram of Darmesheq, and Aram became servants to Daviyd, bearing tribute. Yahuah saved Daviyd wherever he walked.
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Daviyd took the gold shields that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Yerushalayim.
8
From Tivchat and Kun, cities of Hadadezer, Daviyd took exceedingly much bronze. With it Shəlomah made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
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When Tou king of Chammat heard that Daviyd had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Tzovah,
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he sent Hadoram his son to King Daviyd to ask him concerning peace and bless him because he fought against Hadadezer and struck him, for Hadadezer was an ish of wars against Tou. He brought every kind of vessel of gold, silver, and bronze.
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King Daviyd also set these apart to Yahuah, with the silver and gold he had carried from all the nations: from Edom, Moav, the sons of Ammon, the Pelishtim, and Amaleq.
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Avshai son of Tzeruyah struck eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.
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He placed garrisons in Edom, and all Edom became servants to Daviyd. Yahuah saved Daviyd wherever he walked.
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Daviyd reigned over all Yisra’el, doing right-ruling and righteousness for all his people.
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Yoav son of Tzeruyah was over the army, and Yehoshafat son of Achilud was recorder.
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Tzadoq son of Achituv and Avimelekh son of Evyatar were Kohenim, and Shavsha was scribe.
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Benayahu son of Yehoyada was over the Kereti and Peleti; and the sons of Daviyd were first beside the king.