{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "1 Chronicles",
 "chapter": 18,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;"
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;"
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king."
  }
 ],
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