1 After this ^ait came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.  ‡

3 And ^aDavid defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates.  ‡

4 David took from him one thousand chariots,¹ seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David² hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.  ‡