3 When David went to establish his control ⌊over the territory⌋ along the Euphrates River, he defeated King Hadadezer at Hamath.
4 David took 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from him. David also disabled all but 100 of their horses so that they couldn’t pull chariots.
5 When the Arameans from Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.
6 David put troops in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became his subjects and paid taxes ⌊to him⌋. Everywhere David went, the Lord gave him victories.
7 David took the gold shields that Hadadezer’s servants carried, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
8 David also took a large quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer’s cities. (⌊Later⌋ Solomon used it to make the pool, pillars, and utensils ⌊for the temple⌋.)
9 When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Zobah’s King Hadadezer,