1 In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.2 David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up 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 him tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.7 David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.8 From Tebah "and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles.9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.11 King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.13 He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.14 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek "son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary;17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials at the king's side.

1 Factum est autem post hc, ut percuteret David Philisthiim, et humiliaret eos, et tolleret Geth et filias ejus de manu Philisthiim, 2 percuteretque Moab, et fierent Moabit servi David, offerentes ei munera. 3 Eo tempore percussit David etiam Adarezer regem Soba regionis Hemath, quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Euphraten. 4 Cepit ergo David mille quadrigas ejus, et septem millia equitum, ac viginti millia virorum peditum, subnervavitque omnes equos curruum, exceptis centum quadrigis, quas reservavit sibi. 5 Supervenit autem et Syrus Damascenus, ut auxilium prberet Adarezer regi Soba : sed et hujus percussit David viginti duo millia virorum. 6 Et posuit milites in Damasco, ut Syria quoque serviret sibi, et offerret munera. Adjuvitque eum Dominus in cunctis ad qu perrexerat. 7 Tulit quoque David pharetras aureas, quas habuerant servi Adarezer, et attulit eas in Jerusalem. 8 Necnon de Thebath et Chun urbibus Adarezer ris plurimum, de quo fecit Salomon mare neum, et columnas, et vasa nea.9 Quod cum audisset Thou rex Hemath, percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adarezer regis Soba, 10 misit Adoram filium suum ad regem David, ut postularet ab eo pacem, et congratularetur ei quod percussisset et expugnasset Adarezer : adversarius quippe erat Thou Adarezer. 11 Sed et omnia vasa aurea, et argentea, et nea consecravit David rex Domino, cum argento et auro quod tulerat ex universis gentibus, tam de Iduma, et Moab, et filiis Ammon, quam de Philisthiim et Amalec. 12 Abisai vero filius Sarvi percussit Edom in valle Salinarum, decem et octo millia : 13 et constituit in Edom prsidium, ut serviret Iduma David : salvavitque Dominus David in cunctis ad qu perrexerat. 14 Regnavit ergo David super universum Isral, et faciebat judicium atque justitiam cuncto populo suo. 15 Porro Joab filius Sarvi erat super exercitum, et Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis : 16 Sadoc autem filius Achitob, et Ahimelech filius Abiathar, sacerdotes : et Susa, scriba : 17 Banaias quoque filius Jojad super legiones Cerethi et Phelethi : porro filii David, primi ad manum regis.