As vitórias de David
(1 Cr 18.1-14)
1Depois disto, David venceu e submeteu os filisteus, tirando das mãos deles Metegue-Amá, a sua maior cidade.
2Também conquistou Moabe. Dividiu as suas vítimas, fazendo-as deitarem-se lado a lado, em fileiras. Depois de medir com uma fita, dois terços de cada fila eram condenados a morrer; o terço restante era poupado, para serem servos de David; pagaram-lhe um tributo anualmente, daí em diante.
3Conquistou o domínio do rei Hadadezer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá, numa batalha junto ao rio Eufrates, porque Hadadezer tinha tentado retomar o poder. 4David capturou 1700 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 de Beta e de Berotai, cidades do rei Hadadezer.
9Quando o rei Toú de Hamate ouviu narrar todas as vitórias de David sobre o exército de Hadadezer, 10enviou o seu filho Jorão para felicitá-lo, visto que Hadadezer e Toú eram inimigos. Jorão trouxe-lhe presentes de prata, ouro e bronze. 11-12David consagrou tudo isso ao Senhor, assim como os despojos de prata e ouro que trouxera dos combates contra Aram, Moabe, Amon, os filisteus, Amaleque e o rei Hadadezer, filho de Reobe, rei de Zobá.
13David tornou-se muito famoso. Depois disso, ainda destruiu 18 000 edomitas8.13 Alguns manuscritos, além da Septuaginta, têm edomitas (cf 1 Cr 18.12); mas a maior parte dos manuscritos hebreus têm arameus. no vale do Sal. 14Colocou também guarnições militares através da terra de Edom, de forma que toda essa nação foi obrigada a pagar tributo a Israel. O Senhor tornou-o vitorioso para onde quer que se dirigisse.
Os oficiais de David
(2 Sm 20.23-26; 1 Cr 18.14-17)
15David reinou com justiça sobre Israel, dirigindo as causas do seu povo com toda a equidade. 16Joabe, filho de Zeruía, era o general do seu exército. O seu secretário para os assuntos da governação era Jeosafá, filho de Ailude. 17Zadoque, filho de Aitube, e Aimeleque, filho de Abiatar, eram os sacerdotes; Seraías era o secretário particular do rei. 18Benaia, filho de Jeoiada, era o chefe da guarda pessoal do rei, formada por cretenses e peleteus. Os filhos do rei eram seus assistentes.
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.
