1 Depois disso, Davi derrotou os filisteus e os subjugou, e tirou do controle deles a cidade de Gate e seus povoados.
2 Davi derrotou também os moabitas, que ficaram sujeitos a ele, pagando-lhe impostos.
3 Além disso, Davi derrotou Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, nas proximidades de Hamate, quando Hadadezer tentava obter o controle na região do rio Eufrates.
4 Davi se apossou de mil dos seus carros de guerra, sete mil cavaleiros e vinte mil soldados de infantaria. Ainda levou cem cavalos de carros de guerra, e aleijou todos os outros.
5 Quando os arameus de Damasco vieram ajudar Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, Davi matou vinte e dois mil deles.
6 Em seguida estabeleceu guarnições militares no reino dos arameus de Damasco, sujeitando-os a lhe pagarem impostos. E o Senhor dava vitórias a Davi aonde quer que ele fosse.
7 Davi também levou para Jerusalém os escudos de ouro usados pelos oficiais de Hadadezer.
8 De Tebá e Cum, cidades que pertenciam a Hadadezer, o rei Davi levou grande quantidade de bronze, que Salomão utilizou para fazer o tanque de bronze, as colunas e vários utensílios.
9 Quando Toú, rei de Hamate, soube que Davi tinha derrotado todo o exército de Hadadezer, rei de Zobá,
10 enviou seu filho Hadorão ao rei Davi para saudá-lo e parabenizá-lo por sua vitória na batalha contra Hadadezer, que tinha estado em guerra com Toú. E, com Hadorão, mandou todo tipo de utensílios de ouro, de prata e de bronze.
11 O rei Davi consagrou esses utensílios ao Senhor, como fizera com a prata e o ouro tomados de todas estas nações: Edom e Moabe, os amonitas e os filisteus, e Amaleque.
12 Abisai, filho de Zeruia, derrotou dezoito mil edomitas no vale do Sal.
13 Depois colocou guarnições militares em Edom, sujeitando todos os edomitas a Davi. O Senhor dava vitórias a Davi aonde quer que ele fosse.
14 Davi reinou sobre todo o Israel, administrando o direito e a justiça a todo o seu povo.
15 Joabe, filho de Zeruia, era comandante do exército; Josafá, filho de Ailude, era o arquivista real;
16 Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; Sausa era secretário;
17 Benaia, filho de Joiada, comandava os queretitas e os peletitas; e os filhos do rei Davi eram seus principais oficiais.
1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish 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 hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor 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 tribute. And Jehovah 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 brazen 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 Jehovah, 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 Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
14 And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness 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.