1 Sucedeu depois disso que Davi derrotou os filisteus, e os sujeitou; e Davi tomou a Metegue-Ama das mãos dos filisteus.
2 Também derrotou os moabitas, e os mediu com cordel, fazendo-os deitar por terra; e mediu dois cordéis para os matar, e um cordel inteiro para os deixar com vida. Ficaram assim os moabitas por servos de Davi, pagando-lhe tributos.
3 Davi também derrotou a Hadadézer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá, quando este ia estabelecer o seu domínio sobre o rio Eufrates.
4 E tomou-lhe Davi mil e setecentos cavaleiros e vinte mil homens de infantaria; e Davi jarretou a todos os cavalos dos carros, reservando apenas cavalos para cem carros.
5 Os sírios de Damasco vieram socorrer a Hadadézer, rei de Zobá, mas Davi matou deles vinte e dois mil homens.
6 Então Davi pôs guarnições em Síria de Damasco, e os sírios ficaram por servos de Davi, pagando-lhe tributos. E o Senhor lhe dava a vitória por onde quer que ia.
7 E Davi tomou os escudos de ouro que os servos de Hadadézer usavam, e os trouxe para Jerusalém.
8 De Betá e de Berotai, cidades de Hadadézer, o rei Davi tomou grande quantidade de bronze.
9 Quando Toí, rei de Hamate, ouviu que Davi ferira todo o exército de Hadadézer,
10 mandou-lhe seu filho Jorão para saudá-lo, e para felicitá-lo por haver pelejado contra Hadadézer e o haver derrotado; pois Hadadézer de contínuo fazia guerra a Toí. E Jorão trouxe consigo vasos de prata de ouro e de bronze,
11 os quais o rei Davi consagrou ao Senhor, como já havia consagrado a prata e o ouro de todas as nações que sujeitara.
12 da Síria, de Moabe, dos amonitas, dos filisteus, de Amaleque e dos despojos de Hadadézer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá.
13 Assim Davi ganhou nome para si. E quando voltou, matou no Vale do Sal a dezoito mil edomitas.
14 E pôs guarnições em Edom; pô-las em todo o Edom, e todos os edomitas tornaram-se servos de Davi. E o Senhor lhe dava a vitória por onde quer que ia.
15 Reinou, pois, Davi sobre todo o Israel, e administrava a justiça e a eqüidade a todo o seu povo.
16 Joabe, filho de Zeruia, estava sobre o exército; Jeosafá, filho de Ailude, era cronista;
17 Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; Seraías era escrivão;
18 Benaías, filho de Jeoiada, tinha o cargo dos quereteus e peleteus; e os filhos de Davi eram ministros de estado.
1 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
2 David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at "the Euphrates River.
4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers "and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
6 He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
7 David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 From Tebah "and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
9 When Tou "king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
10 he sent his son Joram "to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.
11 King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:
12 Edom "and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites "in the Valley of Salt.
14 He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
15 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
16 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
17 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;
18 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests. [^8]