2 Samuel 8:9-13

Now when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,

Toi sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and bless him, because he had fought Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, gold, and bronze.

King David also consecrated these gifts to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had consecrated from all the nations which he had subdued:

from Aram, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

So David made a name for himself when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Arameans in the Valley of Salt.