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.
大衛的勝利
1後來，大衛打敗並征服了非利士人，奪取了迦特及其周圍的村莊。 2他又打敗了摩押人，使他們稱臣、進貢。 3瑣巴王哈大底謝出來要鞏固他在幼發拉底河一帶的權勢，大衛打敗了他，一直攻到哈馬， 4俘獲一千輛戰車、七千騎兵、兩萬步兵，砍斷拉戰車的馬匹的蹄筋，只留下夠拉一百輛戰車的馬匹。 5大馬士革的亞蘭人前來支援瑣巴王哈大底謝，大衛殺了他們兩萬二千人， 6還派軍駐守亞蘭國的大馬士革，亞蘭人臣服大衛，向他進貢。耶和華使大衛無往而不勝。 7大衛奪走哈大底謝侍從的金盾牌，帶回耶路撒冷， 8又從哈大底謝統治的提巴和均兩座城中奪走大量的銅。後來所羅門用這些銅製造銅海、銅柱及各種銅器。
9哈馬王陀烏聽說大衛打敗瑣巴王哈大底謝全軍， 10就派兒子哈多蘭帶著許多金銀銅器去朝見大衛王，向他請安，祝賀他打敗了哈大底謝。因為陀烏常常和哈大底謝交戰。 11於是，大衛把這些器皿和他從以東、摩押、亞捫、非利士和亞瑪力各國奪來的金銀都分別出來，奉獻給耶和華。
12洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩在鹽谷擊殺了一萬八千名以東人。 13大衛在以東駐兵，以東人都臣服他。耶和華使他無往而不勝。
14大衛在全以色列秉公行義，治理百姓。 15那時，洗魯雅的兒子約押做元帥，亞希律的兒子約沙法做史官， 16亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒做祭司長，沙威沙做書記， 17耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統管基利提人和比利提人。大衛王的眾子都在他左右做首領。
