³ Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah,^(A) in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at^[a] the Euphrates River.^{(B) 4} David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung^(C) all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

⁵ When the Arameans of Damascus^(D) came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. ⁶ He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.