1 After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

3 David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, towards Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots. 5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. 7 David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.

9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze. 11 King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

14 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people. 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.

1 E, depois disso, aconteceu que Davi feriu os filisteus e os abateu; tomou a Gate e os lugares da sua jurisdição da mão dos filisteus. 2 Também feriu os moabitas, e os moabitas ficaram servos de Davi, trazendo presentes.

3 Também Davi feriu a Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, junto a Hamate, indo ele estabelecer os seus domínios pelo rio Eufrates. 4 E Davi lhe tomou mil cavalos de carros, e sete mil cavaleiros, e vinte mil homens de pé; e Davi jarretou todos os cavalos dos carros, porém reservou deles cem cavalos. 5 E vieram os siros de Damasco a ajudar a Hadadezer, rei de Zobá; porém dos siros feriu Davi vinte e dois mil homens. 6 E Davi pôs guarnições na Síria de Damasco, e os siros ficaram servos de Davi, trazendo presentes; e o Senhor guardava a Davi, por onde quer que ia. 7 E tomou Davi os escudos de ouro que tinham os servos de Hadadezer e os trouxe a Jerusalém. 8 Também de Tibate e de Cum, cidades de Hadadezer, tomou Davi muitíssimo cobre, de que Salomão fez o mar de cobre, e as colunas, e os utensílios de cobre.

9 E, ouvindo Toú, rei de Hamate, que Davi destruíra todo o exército de Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, 10 mandou seu filho Hadorão a Davi, para lhe perguntar como estava, e para o abençoar, por haver pelejado com Hadadezer e o destruir (porque Hadadezer fazia guerra a Toú), enviando-lhe juntamente toda sorte de vasos de ouro, e de prata, e de cobre, 11 os quais Davi também consagrou ao Senhor, juntamente com a prata e ouro que trouxera de todas as mais nações: dos edomitas, e dos moabitas, e dos filhos de Amom, e dos filisteus, e dos amalequitas.

12 Também Abisai, filho de Zeruia, feriu a dezoito mil edomitas no vale do Sal. 13 E pôs guarnições em Edom, e todos os edomitas ficaram servos de Davi; e o Senhor guardava a Davi, por onde quer que ia.

14 E Davi reinou sobre todo o Israel; fazia juízo e justiça a todo o seu povo. 15 E Joabe, filho de Zeruia, tinha cargo do exército; e Josafá, filho de Ailude, era chanceler. 16 E Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Abimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram sacerdotes; e Sausa, escrivão. 17 E Benaia, filho de Joiada, tinha cargo dos quereteus e peleteus; porém os filhos de Davi, os primeiros, estavam à mão do rei.