1 E, depois disso, aconteceu que Davi feriu os filisteus e os abateu; tomou a Gate e os lugares da sua jurisdição da mão dos filisteus. 2 Também feriu os moabitas, e os moabitas ficaram servos de Davi, trazendo presentes.

3 Também Davi feriu a Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, junto a Hamate, indo ele estabelecer os seus domínios pelo rio Eufrates. 4 E Davi lhe tomou mil cavalos de carros, e sete mil cavaleiros, e vinte mil homens de pé; e Davi jarretou todos os cavalos dos carros, porém reservou deles cem cavalos. 5 E vieram os siros de Damasco a ajudar a Hadadezer, rei de Zobá; porém dos siros feriu Davi vinte e dois mil homens. 6 E Davi pôs guarnições na Síria de Damasco, e os siros ficaram servos de Davi, trazendo presentes; e o Senhor guardava a Davi, por onde quer que ia. 7 E tomou Davi os escudos de ouro que tinham os servos de Hadadezer e os trouxe a Jerusalém. 8 Também de Tibate e de Cum, cidades de Hadadezer, tomou Davi muitíssimo cobre, de que Salomão fez o mar de cobre, e as colunas, e os utensílios de cobre.

9 E, ouvindo Toú, rei de Hamate, que Davi destruíra todo o exército de Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, 10 mandou seu filho Hadorão a Davi, para lhe perguntar como estava, e para o abençoar, por haver pelejado com Hadadezer e o destruir (porque Hadadezer fazia guerra a Toú), enviando-lhe juntamente toda sorte de vasos de ouro, e de prata, e de cobre, 11 os quais Davi também consagrou ao Senhor, juntamente com a prata e ouro que trouxera de todas as mais nações: dos edomitas, e dos moabitas, e dos filhos de Amom, e dos filisteus, e dos amalequitas.

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 servos de Davi; e o Senhor guardava a Davi, por onde quer que ia.

14 E Davi reinou sobre todo o Israel; fazia juízo e justiça a todo o seu povo. 15 E Joabe, filho de Zeruia, tinha cargo do exército; e Josafá, filho de Ailude, era chanceler. 16 E Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Abimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; e Sausa, escrivão. 17 E Benaia, filho de Joiada, tinha cargo dos quereteus e peleteus; porém os filhos de Davi, os primeiros, estavam à mão do rei.

1 And it came to pass after this, that David smote the Philistines, and humbled them; and he took Gath and its dependent towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, bringing presents.

3 David also smote Hadar’ezer the king of Zobah, at Chamath, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.

4 And David captured from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand men on foot; and David hamstringed all the chariot–teams, but reserved of them a hundred chariot–teams.

5 And the Syrians of Damascus came to aid Hadar’ezer the king of Zobah, when David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

6 Then did David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became unto David servants, bringing presents. And the Lord helped David withersoever he went.

7 And David took the quivers of gold that were on the servants of Hadar’ezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 And from Tibchath, and from Kun, cities of Hadar’ezer, did David take exceedingly much copper; thereof made Solomon the copper sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of copper.

9 And when To’u the king of Chamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadar’ezer the king of Zobah:

10 Then did he send Hadoram his son unto king David, to ask him after his well–being, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadar’ezer, and smitten him: for Hadar’ezer had been engaged in wars with To’u; and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and copper.

11 Also these did king David sanctify unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he had carried away 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 Zeruyah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand men.

13 And he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants unto David. And the Lord helped David withersoever he went.

14 And David reigned over all Israel, and he did what is just and right unto all his people.

15 And Joab the son of Zeruyah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Achilud, recorder.

16 And Zadok the son of Achitub, and Abimelech the son of Ebyathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

17 And Benayahu the son of Jehoyada’ was over the Kerethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the first at the side of the king.