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Made for the equipping of the saints

— Ephesians 4:12

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2 Samuel

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Enemies and Friends

1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.[ † ]2 Samuel 22:51Numbers 24:172 Samuel 12:31

3David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.[ † ]1 Samuel 10:271 Kings 4:211 Samuel 14:472 Samuel 10:16-19 4And David took from him a thousand chariots , and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses , but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.[ † ]Genesis 15:182 Samuel 10:15-19 5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.[ † ]Joshua 11:6-9 6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.[ † ]1 Kings 11:23-25 7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.[ † ]2 Samuel 7:92 Samuel 8:14 8And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.[ † ]1 Kings 10:16

9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,[ † ]Ezekiel 47:16 10then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 11which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord , with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;[ † ]1 Kings 8:652 Kings 14:282 Chronicles 8:4 12of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.[ † ]1 Kings 7:51 13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men .[ † ]2 Samuel 5:17-252 Samuel 7:92 Kings 14:7 14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.[ † ]1 Chronicles 18:12Psalms 60:title

15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;[ † ]Genesis 27:29-37-40Numbers 24:181 Kings 11:152 Samuel 19:132 Samuel 20:231 Chronicles 11:6 17and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;[ † ]1 Kings 4:3 18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.[ † ]1 Chronicles 6:4-81 Chronicles 24:31 Kings 1:81 Chronicles 18:17