OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 9

1 Chronicles 18:9

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When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

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1 Chronicles 18:6–12

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Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

7

David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8

From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.

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When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

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he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.

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King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

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Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

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