2 Samuel 8:6-8

International Standard Version

⁶ David erected garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, placing the Arameans under servitude to him,^[a] and they paid tribute to him. ⁷ David also confiscated the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer’s officers and took them to Jerusalem. ⁸ He^[b] also confiscated a vast quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, cities under Hadadezer’s control.