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And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and Syria served David under tribute: and the Lord preserved David in all his enterprises, whithersoever he went.

And David took the arms of gold, which the servants of Adarezer wore, and brought them to Jerusalem.

And out of Bete, and out of Beroth, cities of Adarezer, king David took an exceeding great quantity of brass.

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He put garrisons(A) in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject(B) to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.(C)

David took the gold shields(D) that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. From Tebah[a] and Berothai,(E) towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah.