<!--more--><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1000000">Old Testament</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1010604">1 Chronicles</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1011260">Chapter 18</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1011232">&laquo; Previous Chapter</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1011278">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=1011261">1</a>. NOW after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011262">2</a>. And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011263">3</a>. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011264">4</a>. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011265">5</a>. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011266">6</a>. Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts.  Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011267">7</a>. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011268">8</a>. Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011269">9</a>. Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011270">10</a>. He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011271">11</a>. Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011272">12</a>. Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011273">13</a>. And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants.  Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011274">14</a>. So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011275">15</a>. And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011276">16</a>. And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;</li>
<li class="scripturelog_verse_list_item"><a href="?page_id=1011277">17</a>. And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.</li>
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