Chronological
8 Now after this, David struck the Philistines and subdued them. And David took the bridle of bondage out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he struck Moab, and measured them with a rope and cast them down to the ground. He measured them with two ropes to put them to death, and with one full rope to keep them alive. So, the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3 David also struck Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
4 And David took a thousand seven hundred horsemen from them, and twenty thousand footmen. And David hamstrung almost all the chariot horses, only sparing enough of them for a hundred chariots.
5 Then the Aramites of Dammesek came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah. But David killed twenty-two thousand of the Aramites.
6 And David put a garrison in Aram of Dammesek. And the Aramites became servants to David and brought gifts. And the LORD saved David wherever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold that belonged to the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And out of Betah and Berothai (cities of Hadadezer), king David brought exceedingly much bronze.
9 Then Toi, king of Hamath, heard how David had stricken all the army of Hadadezer.
10 Therefore, Toi sent Joram, his son, to king David, to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and beaten him (for Hadadezer had warred with Toi). He brought vessels of silver with him, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
11 And king David dedicated them to the LORD with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued:
12 from Aram, Moab, the children of Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 So David got a name after he had returned and had killed eighteen thousand of the Aramites in the Valley of Salt.
14 And he put a garrison in Edom. He put soldiers throughout all Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
15 Thus David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment and justice to all his people.
16 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the army. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was recorder.
17 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests, and Seraiah the scribe.
18 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and David’s sons were chief rulers.
9 And David said, “Is there any man still left of the House of Saul on whom I may show mercy for Jonathan’s sake?”
2 And there was, of the household of Saul, a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him to David, the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.”
3 Then the King said, “Is there no one left of the House of Saul on whom I may show the mercy of God?” Ziba then answered the king, “Jonathan still has a son who is lame in his feet.”
4 Then the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lo Debar.”
5 Then king David sent and took him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lo Debar.
6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and did reverence. And David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he answered, “Behold your servant.”
7 Then David said to him, “Do not fear. For I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore all the fields of Saul, your father, to you. And you shall eat bread at my table continually.”
8 And he bowed himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you would look upon such a dead dog as I am?”
9 Then the king called Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “I have given your master’s son all that belonged to Saul and to all his House.
10 “You, therefore, and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and bring in, so that your master’s son may have food to eat. And Mephibosheth, your master’s son, shall eat bread always at my table (now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants).
11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do, so that Mephibosheth may eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.”
12 Mephibosheth also had a young son named Micha. And all who dwelled in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 And Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem. For he ate continually at the king’s table and was lame in both his feet.
18 And after this, David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he struck Moab. And the Moabites became David’s servants and brought gifts.
3 And David struck Hadadezer, king of Zobah, out to Hamath, as he went to establish his border by the river Perath.
4 And David took a thousand chariots from him, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and destroyed all the chariots, but he reserved one hundred of the chariots.
5 Then, the Aramites of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah. But David killed twenty-two thousand of the Aramites.
6 And David put a garrison in Aram of Damascus. And the Aramites became David’s servants and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
7 And David took the shields of gold from the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And David brought a large amount of bronze from Tibhath and from Chun (cities of Hadadezer), with which Solomon made the Bronze Sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.
9 Then Tou, king of Hamath, heard how David had struck all the army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah.
10 Therefore, he sent Hadoram, his son, to king David, to greet him and to rejoice with him, bringing him all vessels of gold and silver and bronze, because he had fought against Hadadezer and beaten him (for Tou had warred with Hadadezer).
11 And King David dedicated them to the LORD, with the silver and gold that he brought from all the nations, from Edom and from Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek.
12 And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, struck eighteen thousand the of Edomites in the Salt Valley.
13 And he put a garrison in Edom. And all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David wherever he went.
14 So, David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment and justice to all his people.
15 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the army. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was recorder.
16 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the Priests. And Shavsha was the Scribe.
17 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David were chief around the king.
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