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ダビデの勝利
1その後、ダビデはペリシテ人を制圧し、ガテと周辺の町々を占領しました。 2次いでモアブを制圧し、モアブは毎年、ダビデに多額の貢ぎ物を納めるようになりました。 3さらに、ツォバの王ハダデエゼルがユーフラテス川流域まで領土を広げようとした時、ダビデは、ハマテまで出て彼の野心を打ち砕きました。 4戦車千台を奪い、騎兵七千、歩兵二万を捕虜にしたのです。戦車は百台だけをイスラエル軍のために残し、残りは全部、使えないように解体しました。
5ダビデはまた、ダマスコからハダデエゼル王の援軍として参戦したシリヤ軍二万二千人を打ち、 6シリヤ（アラム）の首都ダマスコに守備隊を置きました。シリヤも毎年、多額の貢ぎ物を納めるようになりました。こうして主は、ダビデの行く先々で彼に勝利を与えられたのです。 7ダビデは、ハダデエゼル王の家来たちが持っていた金の盾をエルサレムに持ち帰りました。 8同時に、ハダデエゼルの町ティブハテとクンから大量の青銅を奪いました。のちにソロモンはこの青銅を溶かして、神殿用の大洗盤や柱、祭壇でいけにえをささげるための種々の道具を作りました。
9ハマテの王トウは、ダビデがハダデエゼルの軍勢を打ち破ったことを知ると、 10王子ハドラムを使者としてダビデのもとに送り、戦勝を祝いました。同時に、同盟を結ぶしるしに、金、銀、青銅など多くの贈り物をしました。ハダデエゼルとトウとはこれまで仲が悪く、何度も戦っていたからです。 11ダビデはこれらの贈り物を、エドム、モアブ、アモン、ペリシテ、アマレクの国々から奪った金銀とともに主にささげました。
12また、ツェルヤの子アブシャイは、塩の谷でエドム人一万八千人を打ちました。 13そして、エドムに守備隊を置き、毎年、多額の貢ぎ物をダビデに納めさせるようにしました。このように主は、ダビデの行く先々で彼に勝利を与えました。 14ダビデはイスラエル全土を支配し、正しく民を治めました。
15ツェルヤの子ヨアブは軍の総司令官、アヒルデの子ヨシャパテは史官、 16アヒトブの子ツァドクと、エブヤタルの子アヒメレクは祭司の長、シャウシャは王の秘書官、 17エホヤダの子ベナヤはケレテ人とペレテ人からなる王の護衛隊の隊長、ダビデの子たちは王の側近を務めました。
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.
