From Betahand from Berothai,citiesof Hadadezer,KingDavidtooka verylargeamount of bronze.
Davidtookthe shieldsof goldwhichwere carriedby the servantsof Hadadezerand broughtthem to Jerusalem.
Godalso raisedup [another] adversaryto him, Rezonthe sonof Eliada,whohad fledfrom his lordHadadezerkingof Zobah.
Now afterthisit cameabout that Daviddefeatedthe Philistinesand subduedthem and tookGathand its townsfrom the handof the Philistines.
Also from Tibhathand from Cun,citiesof Hadadezer,Davidtooka verylargeamount of bronze,with which Solomonmadethe bronzeseaand the pillarsand the bronzeutensils.
"Now behold,with greatpainsI have preparedfor the houseof the LORD100,000talentsof goldand 1,000,000talentsof silver,and bronzeand ironbeyondweight,for they are in greatquantity;also timberand stoneI have prepared,and you may addto them.
"Of the gold,the silverand the bronzeand the ironthereis nolimit.Ariseand work,and may the LORDbe with you."
and for the servicefor the houseof Godthey gave5000talentsand 10,000daricsof gold,and 10,000talentsof silver,and 18,000talentsof brass,and 100,000talentsof iron.
Hamath,Berothah,Sibraim,whichis betweenthe borderof Damascusand the borderof Hamath;Hazer-hatticon,whichis by the borderof Hauran.
