1. After this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them; and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
2. He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3. David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
4. David took from him one thousand and seven hundred horsemen and twenty thousand footmen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
5. When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.
6. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
7. David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.