When the (A)Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved David wherever he went. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

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Then the Arameans of [a]Damascus came to help Hadadezer king (A)of Zobah. And David struck down 22,000 men of the Arameans. Then David placed garrisons among the Arameans of [b]Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And Yahweh granted salvation to David wherever he went. And David took the small shields of gold which were [c]carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 18:5 Heb Darmeseq
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:6 Heb Darmeseq
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:7 Lit on