1 David won over the Philistines. He took Gath and the towns near it. ⚔️ 2 David won over Moab. The Moab people had to bring gifts to David. ⚔️ 3 David fought Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. David stopped him near Hamath. ⚔️️ 4 David took many war carts, many horses, and many men. He did not keep most horses and carts; he kept only a few. 5 Men from Damascus came to help Hadadezer. David won, and many of them fell. ⚔️ 6 David put his men to stay in Damascus. The people had to bring gifts to David. God kept David safe everywhere. ️ 7 David took the gold shields from Hadadezer’s men and brought them to Jerusalem. ️️ 8 David took a lot of metal from two towns of Hadadezer. Later, Solomon used it to make a big bowl, tall posts, and other things. ️ 9 Toi, the king of Hamath, heard that David won over Hadadezer. 10 Toi sent his son Hadoram to King David. He said good job and brought gold, silver, and metal gifts. 11 King David gave these gifts to God. He also gave gold and silver from Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek. 12 Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, beat many men from Edom in Salt Valley. ⚔️️ 13 David put his men to stay in Edom. The Edom people had to help David. God kept David safe everywhere. ️ 14 David was king over all Israel. He was fair and did what is right. ⚖️ 15 Joab, the son of Zeruiah, led the army. Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, kept notes. ✍️ 16 Zadok and Abimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests. Shavsha was the writer. ✍️ 17 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, led the special guards, the Cherethites and the Pelethites. David’s sons were the main helpers. ️