Chronicles On David Subduing His Enemies

Hashem is behind David. As David does things in accordance with G-d’s commands; not contrary.

Hence, Hashem caused salvation for David wherever he went.

“The Triumph Of David Over His Enemies”

It happened after this that David struck the Philistines and subdued them. David took Gath and its suburbs from the hands of the Philistines.
18:1
… Hashem caused salvation for David wherever he went.
:6
King David consecrated these [articles] also to Hashem, along with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations — …
:11, 13
David reigned over all of Israel; he administered justice and kindness to all his people.
:14
Joab son of Zeruiah was in command of the army. …
:15

1 And it came to pass afterwards that David smote the Philistines and vanquished them, and he took Gath and its villages from the hand[s] of the Philistines.
2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became vassals to David, paying tribute.
3 And David smote Hadarezer, king of Zobah, in Hamath, when he went to establish his power in the Euphrates River.
4 And David captured from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot [horses] and left over of them a hundred chariots.
5 And Aram of Damascus came to aid Hadarezer, king of Zobah, and David smote of Aram twenty-two thousand men.
6 And David placed [garrisons] in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became vassals to David, paying tribute, and the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 And David took the golden quivers that were on Hadarezer’s servants and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took huge quantities of copper, from which Solomon made the copper sea and the pillars and the copper vessels.
9 And Tou, the king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadarezer, the king of Zobah.
10 And he sent Hadoram, his son, to King David to greet him and to bless him because he had fought against Hadarezer and defeated him, for Hadarezer had been Tou’s opponent in war, and [he had with him] all vessels of gold, of silver, and of copper.
11 Those also King David dedicated to the Lord, [along] with the silver and the gold that he took from all the nations; from Edom and from Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek.
12 And Abshai the son of Zeruiah smote the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.
13 And he placed governors in Edom, and all the Edomites were vassals to David, and the Lord made David victorious wherever he went.
14 And David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and charity for all his people.
15 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Ebiathar 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 first at the king’s hand.