^{6 Ref} and David putteth garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram is to David for a servant, bearing a present; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone;

^{7 Ref} and David taketh the shields of gold which were on the servants of Hadadezer, and bringeth them to Jerusalem;

^{8 Ref} and from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, hath king David taken very much brass.

^{9 Ref} And Toi king of Hamath heareth that David hath smitten all the force of Hadadezer,

^{10 Ref} and Toi sendeth Joram his son unto king David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him, (because that he hath fought against Hadadezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars `with' Toi had Hadadezer been), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass,

^{11 Ref} also them did king David sanctify to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he sanctified of all the nations which he subdued:

^{12 Ref} of Aram, and of Moab, and of the Bene-Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.

^{13 Ref} And David maketh a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of Salt -- eighteen thousand;

^{14 Ref} and he putteth in Edom garrisons -- in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.