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art become their God. help Adarezer king of Soba: and David slew of
23 Now therefore, O Lord, let the word which them likewise two and twenty thousand men.
thou hast spoken to thy servant, and concerning 6 And he put a garrison in Damascus, that
his house, be established for ever, and do as thou Syria also should serve him, and bring gifts. And
hast said. the Lord assisted him in all things to which he
24 And let thy name remain and be magnified went.
for ever: and let it be said: The Lord of hosts is 7 And David took the golden quivers which
God of Israel, and the house of David his servant the servants of Adarezer had, and he brought
remaineth before him. them to Jerusalem.
25 For thou, O Lord my God, hast revealed to 8 Likewise out of Thebath and Chun, cities of
the ear of thy servant, that thou wilt build him Adarezer, he brought very much brass, of which
a house: and therefore thy servant hath found Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars,
confidence to pray before thee. and the vessels of brass.
26 And now O Lord, thou art God: and thou 9 Now when Thou king of Hemath heard that
hast promised to thy servant such great benefits. David had defeated all the army of Adarezer king
27 And thou hast begun to bless the house of of Soba,
thy servant, that it may be always before thee: 10 He sent Adoram his son to king David to
for seeing thou blessest it, O Lord, it shall be desire peace of him, and to congratulate him that
blessed for ever. he had defeated and overthrown Adarezer: for
Thou was an enemy to Adarezer.
11 And all the vessels of gold, and silver and
Chapter 18 brass king David consecrated to the Lord, with
the silver and gold which he had taken from
And it came to pass after this, that David de- all the nations, as well from Edom, and from
feated the Philistines, and humbled them, and Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, as from
took away Geth, and her daughters out of the the Philistines, and from Amalec.
hands of the Philistines, 12 And Abisai the son of Sarvia slew of the
2 And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites Edomites in the vale of the saltpits, eighteen
were made David’s servants, and brought him thousand:
gifts. 13 And he put a garrison in Edom, that Edom
3 At that time David defeated also Adarezer should serve David: and the Lord preserved
king of Soba of the land of Hemath, when he David in all things to which he went.
went to extend his dominions as far as the river 14 So David reigned over all Israel, and exe-
Euphrates. cuted judgment and justice among all his people.
4 And David took from him a thousand char- 15 And Joab the son of Sarvia was over the
iots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty army, and Josaphat the son of Ahilud recorder.
thousand footmen, and he houghed all the char- 16 And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achim-
iot horses, only a hundred chariots, which he re- elech the son of Abiathar, were the priests: and
served for himself. Susa, scribe.
5 And the Syrians of Damascus came also to 17 And Banaias the son of Joiada was over