1 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from Philistine control.
2 He also defeated Moab, enslaving them and requiring payment.
3 David defeated Zobah’s King Hadadezer at Hamath, as he continued to establish his control along the Euphrates River.
4 David captured one thousand chariots from him, seven thousand cavalry, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Then David cut the hamstrings of all but one hundred of the chariot horses.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Zobah’s King Hadadezer, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Arameans.
6 David stationed soldiers in Aram of Damascus, enslaved them, and required payment. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
7 David took the gold shields carried by Hadadezer’s servants and brought them to Jerusalem.