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.
Vitórias de David
(2 Sm 8.1-14)
1Depois disto, David venceu e submeteu os filisteus, conquistou Gate e as localidades da vizinhança.
2Também conquistou Moabe e obrigou o seu povo a pagar-lhe um tributo anual.
3Conquistou o domínio do rei Hadadezer, de Zobá, até a Hamate, quando este rei tinha ido confirmar o seu domínio ao longo do rio Eufrates. 4David capturou 1000 dos seus carros, 7000 cavaleiros e 20 000 soldados. Inutilizou os cavalos dos seus carros de combate, à exceção de uma centena que guardou para seu próprio uso.
5Quando os arameus vieram de Damasco para socorrer Hadadezer, David matou 22 000 deles. 6David pôs várias guarnições militares em Damasco, e os arameus tornaram-se seus súbditos, pagando-lhe um tributo anual. O Senhor concedia-lhe sempre vitórias, para onde quer que se virasse.
7Trouxe também para Jerusalém os escudos de ouro que os oficiais do rei Hadadezer usavam, 8assim como uma grande quantidade de bronze das cidades de Tibate e de Cum, pertencentes ao rei Hadadezer. Mais tarde, o rei Salomão mandou derreter esse bronze e empregou-o no templo, fazendo com ele o mar de bronze, os pilares e os instrumentos usados nos sacrifícios sobre o altar.
9Quando o rei Toú de Hamate ouviu narrar todas as vitórias de David sobre o exército de Hadadezer, rei de Zobá, 10enviou o seu filho Hadorão para felicitá-lo, visto que Hadadezer e Toú eram inimigos, e apresentar-lhe muitos presentes de ouro, prata e bronze. 11O rei David consagrou tudo isso ao Senhor, tal como fizera com o ouro e a prata trazidos das nações de Edom, Moabe, Amon, Filisteia e Amaleque.
12Por essa altura, Abisai, filho de Zeruía, destruiu 18 000 edomitas no vale do Sal. 13Colocou também guarnições militares em Edom, de forma que toda essa nação foi obrigada a pagar tributo a Israel, outro exemplo da forma como o Senhor o tornou vitorioso para onde quer que se dirigisse.
Os oficiais de David
(2 Sm 8.15-18; 20.23-26)
14David reinou com justiça sobre Israel, dirigindo as causas do seu povo com toda a equidade.
15Joabe, filho de Zeruía, era o general do seu exército.
O seu secretário para os assuntos da governação era Jeosafá, filho de Ailude.
16Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram os sacerdotes;
Savsa era o secretário particular do rei.
17Benaia, filho de Jeoiada, era o chefe da guarda pessoal do rei, formada por cretenses e peleteus.
Os filhos do rei eram os seus assistentes diretos.
