4. David captured from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand infantry men. Then David hamstrung all the chariot horses except for the one hundred he spared.
5. When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Arameans.
6. Then David set garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and Arameans became subject to David, and brought tribute. The Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
7. So David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8. Also from Tibhath and Kun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze; with it Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9. When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10. he sent his son Hadoram to King David to ask about his welfare and to bless him because he fought and defeated Hadadezer (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou). He sent all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze.