David’s Triumphs
(2 Samuel 8:1–14; Psalm 60:1–12)

1And it will be after this, and David will strike the rovers, and he will subdue them, and take Gath and her daughters from the hand of the rovers. 2And he will strike Moab; and Moab will be servants to David, lifting up a gift.

3And David will strike Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, in his going to set up his hand upon the river Phrath. 4And David will take from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand men on foot: and David will root up every chariot, and David will leave from them a hundred chariots.

5And Aram of Darmesek will come to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David will strike in Aram twenty and two thousand men. 6And David will set up in Aram of Darmesek; and Aram will be servants to David, lifting up a gift And Jehovah will save for David in all which he went. 7And David will take the shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadarezer, and he will bring them to Jerusalem. 8And from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass; with it Solomon made the sea of brass, and the pillars and the vessels of brass.

9And Tou, king of Hamath, will hear that David struck all the power of Hadarezer king of Zobah; 10And he will send Hadoram his son to king David to ask to him for peace and to bless him because he fought against Hadarezer, and he will strike him; (for Hadarezer was a man of war with Tou;) and all vessels of gold and silver and brass. 11Also them king David consecrated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he lifted up from all the nations from Edom, from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the rovers, and from Amalek.

12And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand. 13And be will set up garrisons in Edom; and all Edom will be servants to David. And Jehovah will save David in all which he went.

David’s Officers
(2 Samuel 8:15–18)

14And David will reign over all Israel, and he will be doing judgment and justice to all his people. 15And Joab son of Zeruiah over the army; and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud, bringing to remembrance. 16And Zadok son of Ahitub, and Abimelech son of Abiathar, the priests; and Shavsha the scribe. 17And Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David, heads at the hand of the king.