4. David captured 1,700 of his horsemen and 20,000 of his foot soldiers. He kept enough horses for a hundred chariots and crippled all the rest.
5. When the Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer, David attacked it and killed 22,000 men.
6. Then he set up military camps in their territory, and they became his subjects and paid taxes to him. The Lord made David victorious everywhere.
7. David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem.
8. He also took a great quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, cities ruled by Hadadezer.
9. King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated all of Hadadezer's army.