²⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did—his might, how he made war, and how he recaptured for Israel, from ^(A)Damascus and Hamath, ^(B)what had belonged to Judah—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

²⁴ So he gathered men to him and became captain over a band of raiders, ^(A)when David killed those of Zobah. And they went to Damascus and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus.

⁵ When the ^(A)Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. ⁶ 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.

⁶ Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So ^(A)the Lord preserved David wherever he went.

³ And Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it. ^4 (A)He also built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the storage cities which he built in ^(B)Hamath.