18:1a Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them,

Afterwards, ⌊King⌋ David overcame the Philistine ⌊army⌋ and conquered them.
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⌊Some⌋ time later, ⌊the army of king⌋ David ⌊attacked the army of⌋ the Philistine ⌊people⌋ and defeated them.

18:1b and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.

⌊David⌋ conquered ⌊the town of⌋ Gath and the villages surrounding it. He took them from the hands of the Philistines.
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⌊David’s army⌋ captured from the Philistines ⌊the city called⌋ Gath, ⌊together⌋ with the villages that surrounded it.

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