1 Depois disto, feriu Davi os filisteus e os humilhou; tomou a Gate e suas aldeias das mãos dos filisteus. 2 Também derrotou os moabitas, e assim ficaram por servos de Davi e lhe pagavam tributo.

3 Também Hadadezer, rei de Zoba, foi derrotado por Davi, até Hamate, quando aquele foi restabelecer o seu domínio sobre o rio Eufrates. 4 Tomou-lhe Davi mil carros, sete mil cavaleiros e vinte mil homens de pé; Davi jarretou a todos os cavalos dos carros, menos para cem deles. 5 Vieram os siros de Damasco a socorrer a Hadadezer, rei de Zoba; porém Davi matou dos siros vinte e dois mil homens. 6 Davi pôs guarnições na Síria de Damasco, e os siros ficaram por servos de Davi e lhe pagavam tributo; e o Senhor dava vitórias a Davi, por onde quer que ia. 7 Tomou Davi os escudos de ouro que havia com os oficiais de Hadadezer e os trouxe a Jerusalém. 8 Também de Tibate e de Cum, cidades de Hadadezer, tomou Davi mui grande quantidade de bronze, de que Salomão fez o mar de bronze, as colunas e os utensílios de bronze.

9 Ouvindo Toú, rei de Hamate, que Davi derrotara a todo o exército de Hadadezer, rei de Zoba, 10 mandou seu filho Hadorão ao rei Davi, para o saudar e congratular-se com ele por haver pelejado contra Hadadezer e por havê-lo ferido (porque Hadadezer fazia guerra a Toú). Hadorão trouxe consigo objetos de ouro, de prata e de bronze, 11 os quais também o rei Davi consagrou ao Senhor, juntamente com a prata e ouro que trouxera de todas as mais nações: de Edom, de Moabe, dos filhos de Amom, dos filisteus e de Amaleque.

12 Também Abisai, filho de Zeruia, feriu a dezoito mil edomitas no vale do Sal. 13 E pôs guarnições em Edom, e todos os edomitas ficaram por servos de Davi; e o Senhor dava vitórias a Davi, por onde quer que ia.

14 Reinou, pois, Davi sobre todo o Israel; julgava e fazia justiça a todo o seu povo. 15 Joabe, filho de Zeruia, era comandante do exército; Josafá, filho de Ailude, era cronista. 16 Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Abimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; e Sausa, escrivão. 17 Benaia, filho de Joiada, era o comandante da guarda real. Os filhos de Davi, porém, eram os primeiros ao lado do rei.

1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David' servants, and brought gifts.

3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

6 Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David' servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, with which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

11 Them also king David dedicated to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David' servants. Thus the LORD preserved David wherever he went.

14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the 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 chief about the king.