David also defeated (A)Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of (B)Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates. (C)And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David (D)hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots. (E)And when the (F)Syrians of Damascus came to help (G)Hadadezer king of (H)Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians (I)became servants to David and brought tribute. (J)And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went. And David took (K)the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.

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