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And it came to pass afterward that Daviyd struck the Pelishtim and subdued them. And Daviyd took Meteg-HaAmmah from the hand of the Pelishtim.
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And he struck Moav and measured them with a cord, causing them to lie down upon the earth. And he measured two cords to put to death, and one full cord to keep alive. And Moav became servants to Daviyd, bearing tribute.
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And Daviyd struck Hadadezer son of Rechov, king of Tzovah, as he went to restore his hand at the River Perat.
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And Daviyd captured from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand ish on foot. And Daviyd hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left from them enough for one hundred chariots.
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And Aram of Dammeseq came to help Hadadezer king of Tzovah, and Daviyd struck from Aram twenty-two thousand ish.
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And Daviyd placed garrisons in Aram of Dammeseq, and Aram became servants to Daviyd, bearing tribute. And Yahuah saved Daviyd wherever he walked.
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And Daviyd took the shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Yerushalayim.
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And from Betach and from Berotai, cities of Hadadezer, King Daviyd took exceedingly much bronze.
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And Toi king of Chamat heard that Daviyd had struck all the host of Hadadezer.
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And Toi sent Yoram his son to King Daviyd, to ask him concerning shalom and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him, for Hadadezer had been an ish of wars against Toi. And in his hand were vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
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These also King Daviyd set apart to Yahuah, with the silver and the gold that he had set apart from all the nations that he had subdued:
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from Aram, and from Moav, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the Pelishtim, and from Amaleq, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rechov, king of Tzovah.
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And Daviyd made for himself a Name when he returned from striking Aram in the Valley of Salt—eighteen thousand.
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And he placed garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom he placed garrisons, and all Edom became servants to Daviyd. And Yahuah saved Daviyd wherever he walked.
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And Daviyd reigned over all Yisra’el. And Daviyd was doing Judgment and Righteousness for all his people.
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And Yoav son of Tzeruyah was over the host, and Yehoshafat son of Achilud was recorder.
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And Tzadoq son of Achituv and Achimelekh son of Evyatar were kohenim, and Serayah was scribe.
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And Benayahu son of Yehoyada was over the Kereti and the Peleti. And the sons of Daviyd were chief ministers.