2 Kings 8

¹And it came to pass, after these things David struck the Philisthiims, and humbled them, & David took the bridle of tribute out of the hand of the Philisthiims.

²And he struck Moab, & measured them with a cord, making them even with the earth: & he measured two cords, one to kill, & one to save alive: & Moab became serving David under tribute.

³And David struck Adarezer the son of Rohob king of Soba, when he went forth to have dominion over the river Euphrates.

⁴And David having taken of his part a thousand seven hundred horsemen, & twenty thousand footmen, hoghsinewed all the chariot horses: & he left of them a hundred chariots.

⁵There came also Syria of Damascus to bring aid unto Adarezer the king of Soba: and David struck of Syria two & twenty thousand men.

⁶And David put a garrison in Syria of Damascus: & Syria became serving David under tribute: and our Lord preserved David in all things to whatsoever he went forth.

⁷And David took the golden armour, which the servants of Adarezer had, and brought them into Jerusalem.

⁸And out of Bete, and out of Beroth the cities of Adarezer king David took brass exceeding much.

⁹And Tou the king of Emath heard that David had strucken all the force of Adarezer,

¹⁰And Tou sent Joram his son to king David, to salute him congratulating, and to give thanks: for that he had overthrown Adarezer, and strucken him. For Tou was enemy to Adarezer, and in his hand were vessels of gold, & vessels of silver, & vessels of brass:

¹¹which also king David sanctified to our Lord with the silver and gold, that he had sanctified of all the nations, which he had subdued

¹²of Syria, & Moab, and the children of Ammon, and the Philisthiims, and Amalec, & of the spoils of Adarezer the son of Rohob king of Soba.

¹³David also made himself a name when he returned having taken Syria in the Vale of Salt-pits, eighteen thousand being slain:

¹⁴& he put soldiers in Idumea, and placed a garrison: and all Idumea was made to serve David: & our Lord preserved David in all things to whatsoever he proceeded.

¹⁵And David reigned over all Israel: David also did judgment and justice to all his people.

¹⁶And Joab the son of Sarvia was over the army: moreover Josaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:

¹⁷and Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar, were Priests: and Saraias, scribe:

¹⁸And Banaias the son of Joiada was over the Cerethi and Phelethi: and the sons of David Princes.