And David took from him 1,000 chariots, (A)7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king (B)of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. Then David put garrisons[a] in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David[b] wherever he went.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 18:6 Septuagint, Vulgate, 2 Samuel 8:6 (compare Syriac); Hebrew lacks garrisons
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:6 Hebrew the Lord saved David; also verse 13

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