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.
Ũhootani wa Daudi
1Thuutha wa mahinda macio, Daudi nĩatharĩkĩire Afilisti na akĩmatooria biũ, na agĩtunyana Gathu na matũũra marĩa maarĩrigiicĩirie kuuma watho-inĩ wa Afilisti.
218:2 Ndar 21:29O na ningĩ Daudi nĩahootire andũ a Moabi, na magĩtuĩka a gwathwo nĩwe, makamũrutagĩra igooti.
318:3 1Maũ 19:6; Kĩam 2:14Ningĩ Daudi nĩahũũranire na Hadadezeri mũthamaki wa Zoba, akĩmũingata akĩmũkinyia Hamathu, rĩrĩa mũthamaki ũcio aathiiaga gũtũma wathani wake ũrũme wega ndwere-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Farati. 4Daudi akĩmũtunya ngaari ciake cia ita ngiri ĩmwe, na andũ a gũcitwara ngiri mũgwanja, na thigari cia magũrũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Nake agĩtemenga mbarathi icio cia mbaara magũrũ, agĩcithuithia ciothe tiga o igana rĩmwe.
518:5 2Ath 16:9Rĩrĩa Asuriata a kuuma Dameski mookire gũteithia Hadadezeri mũthamaki wa Zoba, Daudi akĩũraga Asuriata 22,000. 6Akĩiga mbũtũ ciake cia kũrangĩra ũthamaki wa Asuriata kũu Dameski, nao Asuriata magĩtuĩka a gwathagwo nĩwe na makamũrutagĩra igooti. Jehova nĩaheire Daudi ũhootani kũrĩa guothe aathiiaga.
7Daudi nĩatunyanire ngo cia thahabu iria ciarĩ na anene a Hadadezeri, na agĩcitwara Jerusalemu. 818:8 1Ath 7:23Kuuma matũũra ma Teba na Kuni marĩa maarĩ ma Hadadezeri, Daudi agĩtunyana gĩcango kĩingĩ mũno kĩrĩa Solomoni aahũthĩrire gũthondeka Karia ga gĩcango, na itugĩ, na mĩthemba mĩingĩ ya indo cia gĩcango.
9Rĩrĩa Tou, mũthamaki wa Hamathu, aiguire atĩ Daudi nĩahootete mbũtũ ciothe cia mbaara cia Hadadezeri mũthamaki wa Zoba-rĩ, 10agĩtũma mũriũ Hadoramu kũrĩ Mũthamaki Daudi akamũgeithie na amũkũngũĩre nĩ ũndũ wa kũhoota Hadadezeri ũrĩa wakoretwo akĩrũa na Tou. Hadoramu agĩtwarĩra Daudi indo cia mĩthemba mĩingĩ ithondeketwo na thahabu na betha na gĩcango.
11Mũthamaki Daudi akĩamũrĩra Jehova indo icio o ta ũrĩa aamũrĩte betha na thahabu iria aatahĩte kuuma kũrĩ andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ici ciothe: Edomu, na Moabi, na kuuma kũrĩ Amoni na Afilisti, na Amaleki.
1218:12 1Ath 11:15Abishai mũrũ wa Zeruia nĩooragire andũ a Edomu 18,000 o kũu Gĩtuamba-inĩ gĩa Cumbĩ. 13Nake akĩiga mbũtũ cia kũrangĩra kũu Edomu nao andũ a Edomu othe magĩtuĩka a gwathagwo nĩ Daudi. Jehova nĩaheire Daudi ũhootani kũrĩa guothe aathiiaga.
Ndungata cia Daudi
1418:14 1Maũ 29:26; 11:1Daudi nĩathamakire Isiraeli guothe, akahũthagĩra kĩhooto, na akahingĩria andũ ake othe maũndũ marĩa maagĩrĩire. 15Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa ita, nake Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Ahiludu nĩwe warĩ mwandĩki wa maũndũ ma ihinda rĩu. 1618:16 1Maũ 24:6Zadoku mũrũ wa Ahitubu, na Ahimeleku mũrũ wa Abiatharu maarĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai, nake Shavisha nĩwe warĩ mwandĩki-marũa; 1718:17 1Sam 30:14; 2Sam 15:18Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa Akerethi na Apelethi; nao ariũ a Daudi nĩo maarĩ atongoria na anene a gũikaranagia na mũthamaki.
