大卫的胜利
1后来，大卫打败并征服了非利士人，夺取了迦特及其周围的村庄。 2他又打败了摩押人，使他们称臣、进贡。 3琐巴王哈大底谢出来要巩固他在幼发拉底河一带的权势，大卫打败了他，一直攻到哈马， 4俘获一千辆战车、七千骑兵、两万步兵，砍断拉战车的马匹的蹄筋，只留下够拉一百辆战车的马匹。 5大马士革的亚兰人前来支援琐巴王哈大底谢，大卫杀了他们两万二千人， 6还派军驻守亚兰国的大马士革，亚兰人臣服大卫，向他进贡。耶和华使大卫无往而不胜。 7大卫夺走哈大底谢侍从的金盾牌，带回耶路撒冷， 8又从哈大底谢统治的提巴和均两座城中夺走大量的铜。后来所罗门用这些铜制造铜海、铜柱及各种铜器。
9哈马王陀乌听说大卫打败琐巴王哈大底谢全军， 10就派儿子哈多兰带着许多金银铜器去朝见大卫王，向他请安，祝贺他打败了哈大底谢。因为陀乌常常和哈大底谢交战。 11于是，大卫把这些器皿和他从以东、摩押、亚扪、非利士和亚玛力各国夺来的金银都分别出来，奉献给耶和华。
12洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛在盐谷击杀了一万八千名以东人。 13大卫在以东驻兵，以东人都臣服他。耶和华使他无往而不胜。
14大卫在全以色列秉公行义，治理百姓。 15那时，洗鲁雅的儿子约押做元帅，亚希律的儿子约沙法做史官， 16亚希突的儿子撒督和亚比亚他的儿子亚希米勒做祭司长，沙威沙做书记， 17耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅统管基利提人和比利提人。大卫王的众子都在他左右做首领。
David Wins Many Battles
1While David was king of Israel, he won many battles over the Philistines. He brought them under his control. He took Gath away from the Philistines. He also captured the villages around Gath.
2David also won the battle over the people of Moab. They were brought under his rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him.
3David fought against Hadadezer in the area of Hamath. Hadadezer was king of Zobah. He had gone to set up his monument at the Euphrates River. 4David captured 1,000 of Hadadezer’s chariots, 7,000 chariot riders and 20,000 soldiers on foot. He cut the legs of all but 100 of the chariot horses.
5The Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. But David struck down 22,000 of them. 6David stationed some soldiers in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus. The people of Aram were brought under his rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him. The Lord helped David win his battles wherever he went.
7David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer. He brought the shields to Jerusalem. 8He took a huge amount of bronze from Tebah and Kun. Those towns belonged to Hadadezer. Later, Solomon used the bronze to make the huge bronze bowl for washing. He also used it to make the pillars and many other bronze objects for the temple.
9Tou was king of Hamath. He heard that David had won the battle over the entire army of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. 10So Tou sent his son Hadoram to King David. Hadoram greeted David. He praised him because David had won the battle over Hadadezer. Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. So Hadoram brought David all kinds of things made out of gold, of silver and of bronze.
11King David set those things apart for the Lord. He had done the same thing with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations. The nations were Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia and Amalek.
12Abishai struck down 18,000 men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. Abishai was the son of Zeruiah. 13Abishai stationed some soldiers in Edom. The whole nation of Edom was brought under his rule. The Lord helped David win his battles wherever he went.
David’s Officials
14David ruled over the whole nation of Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
15Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was commander over the army.
Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, kept the records.
16Zadok, the son of Ahitub, was a priest. Ahimelek, the son of Abiathar, was also a priest.
Shavsha was the secretary.
17Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was commander over the Kerethites and Pelethites.
And King David’s sons were the chief officials who served at his side.
