1Later, David attacked and defeated the Philistines. He captured their town of Gath and the nearby villages.
2David also defeated the Moabites, and so they had to accept him as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
3While King Hadadezer of Zobah was trying to gain control of the territory near the Euphrates River, David met him in battle at Hamath and defeated him.
4David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 chariot drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. And he crippled all but 100 of the horses.
5When troops from the Syrian kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.
6Then David stationed some of his troops in Damascus, and the people there had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
Everywhere David went, the Lord helped him win battles.
7Hadadezer's officers had carried gold shields, but David took these shields and brought them back to Jerusalem.
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David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.
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