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 Euphrates River. 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.
大衛的勝利
1後來，大衛打敗並征服了非利士人，奪取了迦特及其周圍的村莊。 2他又打敗了摩押人，使他們稱臣、進貢。 3瑣巴王哈大底謝出來，要鞏固他在幼發拉底河一帶的勢力，大衛打敗了他，一直攻到哈馬， 4俘獲一千輛戰車、七千騎兵、兩萬步兵，砍斷拉戰車的馬匹的蹄筋，只留下夠拉一百輛戰車的馬匹。 5大馬士革的亞蘭人前來支援瑣巴王哈大底謝，大衛殺了他們兩萬二千人， 6還在大馬士革的亞蘭境內駐軍，亞蘭人臣服於大衛，向他進貢。耶和華使大衛無往而不勝。 7大衛奪走哈大底謝侍從的金盾牌，帶回耶路撒冷， 8又從哈大底謝統治的提巴和均兩座城中奪走大量的銅。後來所羅門用這些銅製造銅海、銅柱及各種銅器。
9哈馬王陀烏聽說大衛打敗瑣巴王哈大底謝全軍， 10就派兒子哈多蘭帶著許多金銀銅器去朝見大衛王，向他請安，祝賀他打敗了哈大底謝。因為陀烏常常和哈大底謝交戰。 11於是，大衛王把這些器皿和他從以東、摩押、亞捫、非利士和亞瑪力各國奪來的金銀都分別出來，奉獻給耶和華。
12洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩在鹽谷殺了一萬八千名以東人。 13大衛在以東駐軍，以東人都臣服於他。耶和華使他無往而不勝。
14大衛治理全以色列，對百姓秉公行義。 15那時，洗魯雅的兒子約押做元帥；亞希律的兒子約沙法做史官； 16亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒做祭司長；沙威沙做書記； 17耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統管基利提人和比利提人。大衛王的眾子都在他左右做首領。
