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and to do for Yourself great and awesome David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and
deeds for Your land—before Your people the Syrians became David’s servants, and
whom You redeemed for Yourself from brought tribute. So the LORD preserved David
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Egypt, the nations, and their gods? For You wherever he went. And David took the
have made Your people Israel Your very own shields of gold that had belonged to the ser-
people forever; and You, LORD, have become vants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jeru-
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their God. salem. Also from Betah and from Berothai,
25 “Now, O LORD God, the word which You cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large
have spoken concerning Your servant and amount of bronze.
concerning his house, establish it forever and 9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David
do as You have said. So let Your name be had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, then
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magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of hosts Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to greet
is the God over Israel.’ And let the house of him and bless him, because he had fought
Your servant David be established before against Hadadezer and defeated him (for
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You. For You, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and
have revealed this to Your servant, saying, ‘I Joram brought with him articles of silver, arti-
will build you a house.’ Therefore Your ser- cles of gold, and articles of bronze. King Da-
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vant has found it in his heart to pray this vid also dedicated these to the LORD, along
prayer to You. with the silver and gold that he had dedicated
28 “And now, O Lord GOD, You are God, and from all the nations which he had subdued—
Your words are true, and You have promised 12 from Syria, from Moab, from the people of
this goodness to Your servant. Now there- Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek,
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fore, let it please You to bless the house of and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of
Your servant, that it may continue before You Rehob, king of Zobah.
forever; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, 13 And David made himself a name when he
and with Your blessing let the house of Your returned from killing eighteen thousand Syr-
servant be blessed forever.” 14
After this it came to pass that David at- ians in the Valley of Salt. He also put gar-
8 tacked the Philistines and subdued them. risons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put
And David took Metheg Ammah from the garrisons, and all the Edomites became Da-
hand of the Philistines. vid’s servants. And the LORD preserved David
2 Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them wherever he went.
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down to the ground, he measured them off So David reigned over all Israel; and David
with a line. With two lines he measured off administered judgment and justice to all his
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those to be put to death, and with one full line people. Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the
those to be kept alive. So the Moabites army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was
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became David’s servants, and brought tribute. recorder; Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahim-
3 David also defeated Hadadezer the son of elech the son of Abiathar were the priests;
Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover Seraiah was the scribe; Benaiah the son of
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his territory at the River Euphrates. David Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and
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took from him one thousand chariots, seven the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief
hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot ministers.
soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot
horses, except that he spared enough of them Psalm 64:1–10
for one hundred chariots. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to
help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed H ear my voice, O God, in
twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. Then my meditation;
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Preserve my life from fear of the
enemy.
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Hide me from the secret plots
of the wicked,
64:1 Preserve…from fear. This word for From the rebellion of the workers
“fear”means “dread”and is a different Hebrew of iniquity,
word than the “fear” in verses 4 and 9. The 3 Who sharpen their tongue
psalmist recognized that the fear of an enemy like a sword,
can be as destructive as an actual assault. And bend their bows to shoot their
arrows—bitter words,
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