Then Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the military force of Hadadezer king of Zobah,10 so he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him down; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.11 King David also set these apart as holy to Yahweh with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.12 Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote 18,000 of Edom in the Valley of Salt.13 Then he placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Yahweh granted salvation to David wherever he went.14 So David reigned over all Israel; and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people.15 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was scribe;17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king’s side.