1 And 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 servants to David, and brought presents. 3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. 9 And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; for Hadarezer had wars with Tou; and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. 11 These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he 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 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand. 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. 14 And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder. 16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were 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.

1 Depois disso, Davi atacou os filisteus, derrotou-os e tomou Gate e as suas aldeias das mãos dos filisteus. 2 Também derrotou os moabitas, que se tornaram servos de Davi e lhe pagavam tributo.

3 Davi também derrotou Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, nas imediações de Hamate, quando aquele foi restabelecer o seu domínio sobre o rio Eufrates. 4 Davi tomou-lhe mil carros de guerra, sete mil cavaleiros e vinte mil soldados de infantaria. Mutilou todos os cavalos dos carros de guerra, com exceção dos que puxavam cem deles.

5 Os sírios de Damasco foram socorrer Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, mas Davi matou vinte e dois mil deles. 6 Davi pôs guarnições na Síria de Damasco, e os sírios se tornaram servos de Davi e lhe pagavam tributo. E o Senhor dava vitórias a Davi por onde quer que ele ia. 7 Davi tomou os escudos de ouro que eram usados pelos oficiais de Hadadezer e os trouxe a Jerusalém. 8 Também de Tibate e de Cum, cidades de Hadadezer, Davi tomou grande quantidade de bronze, de que Salomão fez o mar de bronze, as colunas e os utensílios de bronze.

9 Quando Toú, rei de Hamate, soube que Davi tinha derrotado todo o exército de Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, 10 mandou seu filho Hadorão ao rei Davi, para o saudar e cumprimentá-lo por ter lutado contra Hadadezer e por havê-lo vencido. Acontece que Hadadezer de contínuo fazia guerra a Toú. Hadorão trouxe consigo objetos de ouro, de prata e de bronze, 11 que o rei Davi consagrou ao Senhor, juntamente com a prata e o ouro que havia trazido de todas as demais nações: de Edom, de Moabe, dos filhos de Amom, dos filisteus e de Amaleque.

12 Também Abisai, filho de Zeruia, matou dezoito mil edomitas no vale do Sal. 13 Pôs guarnições em Edom, e todos os edomitas se tornaram servos de Davi. E o Senhor dava vitórias a Davi por onde quer que ele ia.

14 Davi reinou 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 era o escrivão. 17 Benaia, filho de Joiada, era o comandante da guarda real. Os filhos de Davi, porém, eram os primeiros ao lado do rei.