2 Samuel 8:3-15

3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.

4David captured seventeen hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers from him, and he hamstrung all the horses and kept a hundred chariots.

5When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Aramean men.

6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

7David took the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

8King David also took huge quantities of bronze from Betah and Berothai, Hadadezer’s cities.

9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

10he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him.

11King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued  —

12from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13David made a reputation for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in Salt Valley.

14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

15So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.