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 Metheg Ammah away from them.
2David also won the battle over the people of Moab. He made them lie down on the ground. Then he measured them off with a piece of rope. He put two-thirds of them to death. He let the other third remain alive. So the Moabites were brought under David’s rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him.
3David fought against Hadadezer, the son of Rehob. Hadadezer was king of Zobah. He had gone to repair 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. 6He 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 everywhere he went.
7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer. He brought the shields to Jerusalem. 8He took a huge amount of bronze from Tebah and Berothai. Those towns belonged to Hadadezer.
9Tou was king of Hamath. He heard that David had won the battle over the entire army of Hadadezer. 10So Tou sent his son Joram to King David. Joram greeted David. He praised David because he had won the battle over Hadadezer. Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. So Joram brought with him gifts made out of silver, of gold and of bronze.
11King David set those gifts apart for the Lord. He had done the same thing with the silver and gold he had taken from the other nations. Those were nations he had brought under his control. 12Those nations were Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia and Amalek. He also set apart for the Lord what he had taken from Hadadezer, the son of Rehob. Hadadezer was king of Zobah.
13David returned after he had struck down 18,000 men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. He became famous for doing it.
14He stationed some soldiers all through Edom. The whole nation of Edom was brought under David’s rule. The Lord helped him win his battles everywhere he went.
David’s Officials
15David ruled over the whole nation of Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people. 16Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was commander over the army. Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, kept the records. 17Zadok, the son of Ahitub, was a priest. Ahimelek, the son of Abiathar, was also a priest. Seraiah was the secretary. 18Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was commander over the Kerethites and Pelethites. And David’s sons were priests.
Dafidi ń ti ìṣẹ́gun dé ìṣẹ́gun
18.1-14: 1Ki 18.1-13.Ó sì ṣe, lẹ́yìn èyí, Dafidi sì kọlu àwọn Filistini, ó sì tẹrí wọn ba: Dafidi sì gba Metegamima lọ́wọ́ àwọn Filistini.
2Dafidi sì kọlu Moabu, ó sì fi okùn títa kan dì wọ́n, ó sì dá wọn dùbúlẹ̀; ó sì ṣe òṣùwọ̀n okùn méjì ni iye àwọn tí yóò dá sí. Àwọn ará Moabu sì ń sin Dafidi, wọn a sì máa mú ẹ̀bùn wá.
3Dafidi sì kọlu Hadadeseri ọmọ Rehobu, ọba Ṣoba, bí òun sì ti ń lọ láti mú agbára rẹ̀ bọ̀ sípò ni odò Eufurate. 4Dafidi sì gba ẹgbẹ̀rún kẹ̀kẹ́ lọ́wọ́ rẹ̀, àti ẹ̀ẹ́dẹ́gbàárin ẹlẹ́ṣin, àti ẹgbàáwàá àwọn ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀: Dafidi sì já gbogbo àwọn ẹṣin kẹ̀kẹ́ wọn ní pàtì, ṣùgbọ́n ó dá ọgọ́ọ̀rún kẹ̀kẹ́ sí nínú wọn.
5Nígbà tí àwọn ará Siria ti Damasku sì wá láti ran Hadadeseri ọba Ṣoba lọ́wọ́, Dafidi sì pa ẹgbàá-mọ́kànlá ènìyàn nínú àwọn ará Siria. 6Dafidi sì fi àwọn ológun sí Siria ti Damasku: àwọn ará Siria sì wá sin Dafidi, wọn a sì máa mú ẹ̀bùn wá, Olúwa sì pa Dafidi mọ́ níbikíbi tí o ń lọ.
7Dafidi sì gba àṣà wúrà tí ó wà lára àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Hadadeseri, ó sì kó wọn wá sí Jerusalẹmu. 8Láti Beta, àti láti Berotai, àwọn ìlú Hadadeseri, Ọba Dafidi kó ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ idẹ wá.
9Nígbà tí Tou ọba Hamati sì gbọ́ pé Dafidi ti pa gbogbo ogun Hadadeseri. 10Toi sì rán Joramu ọmọ rẹ̀ sí Dafidi ọba, láti kí i, àti láti súre fún un, nítorí pé ó tí bá Hadadeseri jagun, ó sì ti pa á: nítorí tí Hadadeseri sá à ti bá Toi jagun. Joramu sì ni ohun èlò fàdákà, àti ohun èlò wúrà, àti ohun èlò idẹ ní ọwọ́ rẹ̀.
11Dafidi ọba sì fi wọ́n fún Olúwa pẹ̀lú fàdákà, àti wúrà tí ó yà sí mímọ́, èyí tí ó ti gbà lọ́wọ́ àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó ti ṣẹ́gun. 12Lọ́wọ́ Siria àti lọ́wọ́ Moabu àti lọ́wọ́ àwọn ọmọ Ammoni, àti lọ́wọ́ àwọn Filistini, àti lọ́wọ́ Amaleki, àti nínú ìkógun Hadadeseri ọmọ Rehobu ọba Ṣoba.
13Dafidi sì ní òkìkí gidigidi nígbà tí ó padà wá ilé láti ibi pípa àwọn ará Siria ní Àfonífojì Iyọ̀, àwọn tí o pa jẹ́ ẹgbàásàn án ènìyàn.
14Ó sì fi àwọn ológun sí Edomu; àti ní gbogbo Edomu yíká ni òun sì fi ológun sí, gbogbo àwọn tí ó wà ní Edomu sì wá sin Dafidi, Olúwa sì fún Dafidi ní ìṣẹ́gun níbikíbi tí ó ń lọ.
Àwọn ìránṣẹ́ Dafidi
158.15-18: 2Sa 20.23-26; 1Ki 18.14-17.Dafidi sì jẹ ọba lórí gbogbo Israẹli; Dafidi sì ṣe ìdájọ́ àti òtítọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀. 16Joabu ọmọ Seruiah ni ó sì ń ṣe olórí ogun; Jehoṣafati ọmọ Ahiludi sì ń ṣe akọ̀wé. 17Sadoku ọmọ Ahitubu, àti Ahimeleki ọmọ Abiatari, ni àwọn àlùfáà; Seraiah a sì máa ṣe akọ̀wé. 18Benaiah ọmọ Jehoiada ni ó sì ń ṣe olórí àwọn Kereti, àti àwọn Peleti; àwọn ọmọ Dafidi sì jẹ́ aláṣẹ.
