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He also conquered Moab, placing them in servitude and making them pay tribute.

David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, which is near Hamath,[a] while he was going about establishing his hegemony[b] as far as the Euphrates[c] River. David confiscated 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from him, and hamstrung all of the chariot horses except for a reserve force of 100 chariots.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 18:3 A city in Syria on the Orontes River
  2. 1 Chronicles 18:3 Lit. hand
  3. 1 Chronicles 18:3 Or Perath; a river valley near Parah (cf. Jer 13:4-7)

David also defeated the Moabites,(A) and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.

Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah,(B) in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at[a] the Euphrates River.(C) David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung(D) all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 18:3 Or to restore his control over