And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king (A)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. And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

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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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