1 E, depois disso, sucedeu que Davi feriu os filisteus, e os subjugou; e Davi tomou Metegue-Amá da mão dos filisteus.2 E ele feriu Moabe, e os mediu com uma linha, lançando-os ao chão; e com duas linhas para os matar, e com uma linha inteira para manter vivo. E, assim, os moabitas se tornaram servos de Davi, e traziam presentes.3 Davi feriu também Hadadezer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá, quando ele foi recuperar a sua fronteira junto ao rio Eufrates.4 E Davi tomou dele mil carruagens, e setecentos cavaleiros, e vinte mil homens a pé; e Davi jarretou todos os cavalos de carruagens, mas desses reservou cem carruagens.5 E quando os sírios de Damasco vieram para socorrer Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, Davi matou vinte e dois mil homens dos sírios.6 Então, Davi pôs guarnições na Síria de Damasco; e os sírios se tornaram servos de Davi, e trouxeram presentes. E o SENHOR preservava Davi onde quer que ele fosse.7 E Davi tomou os escudos de ouro que estavam sobre os servos de Hadadezer, e os trouxe para Jerusalém.8 E de Betá, e de Berotai, cidades de Hadadezer, o rei Davi tomou uma quantidade mui grande de bronze.9 Quando Toí, rei de Hamate, ouviu que Davi havia ferido todo o exército de Hadadezer,10 Toí então enviou Jorão, o seu filho, até o rei Davi para saudá-lo e bendizê-lo, porque ele havia lutado contra Hadadezer e ferido a ele; pois Hadadezer teve guerras com Toí. E Jorão trouxe consigo vasos de prata, e vasos de ouro, e vasos de bronze;11 os quais o rei Davi também dedicou ao SENHOR, com a prata e o ouro que ele havia dedicado de todas as nações que ele havia subjugado;12 da Síria, e de Moabe, e dos filhos de Amom, e dos filisteus, e de Amaleque, e do despojo de Hadadezer, o filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá.13 E Davi fez para si um nome quando retornou do combate aos sírios no vale do sal, sendo dezoito mil homens.14 E ele pôs guarnições em Edom; ao longo de todo Edom ele pôs guarnições, e todos os de Edom se tornaram servos de Davi. E o SENHOR preservava Davi onde quer que ele fosse.15 E Davi reinou sobre todo o Israel; e Davi executou juízo e justiça para todo o seu povo.16 E Joabe, o filho de Zeruia, estava sobre o exército; e Josafá, o filho de Ailude, era o escrivão;17 e Zadoque, o filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, o filho de Abiatar, eram os sacerdotes; e Seraías era o escriba;18 e Benaia, o filho de Joiada, estava sobre os quereteus, e sobre os peleteus; e os filhos de Davi eram soberanos maiorais.

1 After this it came to pass that David struck the Philistines and subdued them. And David took control of the mother city from the hand of the Philistines.2 And he struck Moab, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. Thus the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.3 David also struck Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his hand at the River Euphrates.4 And David captured seventeen hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of Syria.6 And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.7 And David took the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.8 Also from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the army of Hadadezer,10 then Toi sent Joram his son to King David, to ask after his peace and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought in his hand articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze.11 King David also consecrated these to Jehovah, along with the silver and gold that he had consecrated from all the nations which he had subdued;12 from Syria, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoils of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from killing eighteen thousand Syrians in the Valley of Salt.14 He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.15 Thus David reigned over all Israel; and David was executing justice and righteousness to all his people.16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe;18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.