<!--more--><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000000">Old Testament</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1008300">2 Samuel</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1008495">Chapter 8</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1008465">&laquo; Previous Chapter</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1008514">Next Chapter &raquo;</a></span></div></div><p><em>King David</em></p><p><em>Exploits</em></p><ul class="scripturelog_verse_list"><li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008496">1</a>. AND after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008497">2</a>. And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive.  And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008498">3</a>. David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008499">4</a>. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008500">5</a>. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008501">6</a>. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts.  And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008502">7</a>. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008503">8</a>. And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008504">9</a>. When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008505">10</a>. Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi.  And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008506">11</a>. Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008507">12</a>. Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008508">13</a>. And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008509">14</a>. And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants.  And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008510">15</a>. And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008511">16</a>. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008512">17</a>. And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1008513">18</a>. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.</li>
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