1 Depois disto Davi bateu os filisteus e os subjugou, e tirou das suas mãos as rédeas da metrópole.2 Bateu também a Moabe e mediu-os com cordel, fazendo-os deitar por terra; deles mediu dois cordéis para os matar e um cordel inteiro para os conservar em vida. Os moabitas tornaram-se servos de Davi, e pagavam-lhe tributos.3 Bateu também Davi a Hadadezer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá, quando foi estabelecer o seu domínio sobre o Rio.4 Davi tomou-lhe mil e setecentos cavaleiros, e vinte mil homens de pé; jarretou a todos os cavalos dos carros, mas deles reservou para cem carros.5 Quando os siros de Damasco vieram a socorrer a Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, Davi matou dos siros vinte e dois mil homens.6 Davi pôs guarnições em Síria de Damasco; os siros tornaram-se servos de Davi, e pagavam-lhe tributos. Jeová guardava a Davi, por onde quer que ele ia.7 Tomou Davi os escudos de ouro, de que usavam os servos de Hadadezer, e levou-os para Jerusalém.8 De Betá e de Berotai, cidades de Hadadezer, tomou o rei Davi bronze em grande quantidade.9 Quando Toí, rei de Hamate, ouviu que Davi ferira toda a hoste de Hadadezer,10 enviou-lhe seu filho Jorão para o saudar e para o abençoar, porque tinha pelejado contra Hadadezer, e porque o tinha batido. Pois Hadadezer de contínuo fazia guerra a Toí. Jorão trouxe na sua mão vasos de prata, vasos de ouro e vasos de bronze,11 que o rei Davi consagrou a Jeová, juntamente com a prata e ouro que tinha consagrado de todas as nações que subjugara:12 da Síria, e de Moabe, e dos filhos de Amom, e dos filisteus, e de Amaleque, e dos despojos de Hadadezer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá.13 Davi adquiriu para si grande nome, quando voltou de ferir dos siros, no Vale do Sal, uns dezoito mil homens.14 Pôs guarnições em Edom; em todo o Edom pôs guarnições, e todos os edomitas tornaram-se servos de Davi. Jeová guardava a Davi por onde quer que ele ia.15 Reinou Davi sobre todo o Israel, e administrava o juízo e a justiça a todo o seu povo.16 Joabe, filho de Zeruia, era sobre o exército; Josafá, filho de Ailude, era cronista;17 Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; Seraías era secretário;18 Benaia, filho de Joiada, era sobre os quereteus e peleteus; e os filhos de Davi eram ministros de estado.

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.