1 King David attacked the Philistines again. He defeated them and ended their control over Methegammah.2 He defeated the Moabites. He made the prisoners lie down on the ground and put two out of every three of them to death. So the Moabites became his subjects and paid taxes to him.3 David defeated the king of the Syrian state of Zobah, Hadadezer son of Rehob. Hadadezer was on his way to restore his control over the territory by the upper Euphrates River.4 David captured seventeen hundred of his cavalry and twenty thousand of his foot soldiers. He kept enough horses for a hundred chariots and crippled hamstrung all the rest.5 The Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer. David attacked it and killed twenty-two thousand men.6 Then he set up military camps in their territory. They became his subjects and paid taxes to him. Jehovah made David victorious everywhere.7 David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer’s officials and took them to Jerusalem.8 King David also took a large quantity of copper from Betah and Berothai, Hadadezer’s cities.9 Soon King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer’s entire army.10 He sent his son Joram to greet King David and congratulate him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer. There had often been war between Hadadezer and Toi. Joram brought articles of gold, silver, and copper with him.11 King David dedicated these articles to Jehovah, along with the silver and gold he dedicated from all the nations he conquered.12 These nation included: Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the goods taken from Zobah’s King Hadadezer, son of Rehob.13 David made a name for himself by killing eighteen thousand Edomites in the Dead Sea region as he returned to Jerusalem.14 He put troops everywhere in Edom. All the Edomites were David’s subjects. Everywhere David went Jehovah gave him victories.15 So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.17 Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, were the priests. Seraiah was the secretary.18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David’s bodyguard. David’s sons were priests.

1 Sucedeu depois disso que Davi derrotou os filisteus, e os sujeitou; e Davi tomou a Metegue-Ama das mãos dos filisteus.2 Também derrotou os moabitas, e os mediu com cordel, fazendo-os deitar por terra; e mediu dois cordéis para os matar, e um cordel inteiro para os deixar com vida. Ficaram assim os moabitas por servos de Davi, pagando-lhe tributos.3 Davi também derrotou a Hadadézer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá, quando este ia estabelecer o seu domínio sobre o rio Eufrates.4 E tomou-lhe Davi mil e setecentos cavaleiros e vinte mil homens de infantaria; e Davi jarretou a todos os cavalos dos carros, reservando apenas cavalos para cem carros.5 Os sírios de Damasco vieram socorrer a Hadadézer, rei de Zobá, mas Davi matou deles vinte e dois mil homens.6 Então Davi pôs guarnições em Síria de Damasco, e os sírios ficaram por servos de Davi, pagando-lhe tributos. E o Senhor lhe dava a vitória por onde quer que ia.7 E Davi tomou os escudos de ouro que os servos de Hadadézer usavam, e os trouxe para Jerusalém.8 De Betá e de Berotai, cidades de Hadadézer, o rei Davi tomou grande quantidade de bronze.9 Quando Toí, rei de Hamate, ouviu que Davi ferira todo o exército de Hadadézer,10 mandou-lhe seu filho Jorão para saudá-lo, e para felicitá-lo por haver pelejado contra Hadadézer e o haver derrotado; pois Hadadézer de contínuo fazia guerra a Toí. E Jorão trouxe consigo vasos de prata de ouro e de bronze,11 os quais o rei Davi consagrou ao Senhor, como já havia consagrado a prata e o ouro de todas as nações que sujeitara.12 da Síria, de Moabe, dos amonitas, dos filisteus, de Amaleque e dos despojos de Hadadézer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá.13 Assim Davi ganhou nome para si. E quando voltou, matou no Vale do Sal a dezoito mil edomitas.14 E pôs guarnições em Edom; pô-las em todo o Edom, e todos os edomitas tornaram-se servos de Davi. E o Senhor lhe dava a vitória por onde quer que ia.15 Reinou, pois, Davi sobre todo o Israel, e administrava a justiça e a eqüidade a todo o seu povo.16 Joabe, filho de Zeruia, estava sobre o exército; Jeosafá, filho de Ailude, era cronista;17 Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; Seraías era escrivão;18 Benaías, filho de Jeoiada, tinha o cargo dos quereteus e peleteus; e os filhos de Davi eram ministros de estado.