David’s victories
1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
2David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.
3Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at18:3 Or to restore his control over the River Euphrates. 4David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
7David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8From Tebah18:8 Hebrew Tibhath, a variant of Tebah and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles.
9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.
11King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.
12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
David’s officials
14David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
15Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army;
Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek18:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Samuel 8:17); most Hebrew manuscripts Abimelek son of Abiathar were priests;
Shavsha was secretary;
17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites;
and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
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。
