David’s Victories
1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
2David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at8:3 Or his control along the Euphrates River. 4David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers8:4 Septuagint (see also Dead Sea Scrolls and 1 Chron. 18:4); Masoretic Text captured seventeen hundred of his 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 tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
7David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8From Tebah8:8 See some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 18:8); Hebrew Betah. and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
9When Tou8:9 Hebrew Toi, a variant of Tou; also in verse 10 king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, 10he sent his son Joram8:10 A variant of Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.
11King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued: 12Edom8:12 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites8:13 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac (see also 1 Chron. 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram (that is, Arameans) in the Valley of Salt.
14He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
David’s Officials
15David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people. 16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary; 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.8:18 Or were chief officials (see Septuagint and Targum; see also 1 Chron. 18:17)
大卫战胜敌人
1后来大卫打败并征服了非利士人，夺取了他们的都城。 2他又打败了摩押人，让他们并排躺在地上，然后用绳子去量，每两绳之内的人都要被杀掉，第三绳的人留下性命。从此，摩押人臣服于大卫，向他进贡。
3利合的儿子琐巴王哈大底谢出来，要恢复他在幼发拉底河一带的势力，大卫打败了他， 4俘获一千七百名骑兵和两万名步兵，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还在大马士革的亚兰境内驻军，亚兰人臣服于大卫，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比他和比罗他两座城中夺走大量的铜。 9哈马王陀以听说大卫打败哈大底谢全军， 10就派儿子约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。因为陀以常常和哈大底谢交战。 11-12大卫王把这些器皿和他征服亚兰人、摩押人、亚扪人、非利士人、亚玛力人，以及利合的儿子琐巴王哈大底谢时所得的金银都分别出来，奉献给耶和华。 13大卫在盐谷杀了一万八千亚兰人归来后，声威大振。 14他又在以东全境驻军，以东人都臣服于他。耶和华使他无往而不胜。
15大卫治理全以色列，对百姓秉公行义。 16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； 17亚希突的儿子撒督和亚比亚他的儿子亚希米勒做祭司长；西莱雅做书记； 18耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅统管基利提人和比利提人。大卫的众子都做祭司。
