1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; 10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder. 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
1 这事以后， 大卫攻打非利士人， 征服了他们， 从非利士人手中夺了迦特和属于迦特的村庄。
2 又攻打摩押， 摩押人就归服大卫， 给他进贡。
3 琐巴王哈大底谢到幼发拉底河去， 要建立自己的势力的时候， 大卫就攻打他， 直到哈马。
4 大卫掳获了他的战车一千辆， 马兵七千人， 步兵二万名。大卫把所有战车的马的蹄筋都砍断， 只留下一百辆车的马。
5 大马士革的亚兰人来帮助琐巴王哈大底谢的时候， 大卫就杀了二万二千名亚兰人。
6 于是大卫在大马士革的亚兰地驻军， 亚兰人就臣服大卫， 给他进贡。大卫无论到什么地方去， 耶和华都使他得胜。
7 大卫夺取了哈大底谢臣仆所拿的金盾牌， 带回耶路撒冷。
8 大卫又从属于哈大底谢的提巴和均二城中， 夺取了大量的铜； 后来所罗门用这些铜来制造铜海、铜柱和一切铜器。
9 哈马王陀乌听见大卫击败了琐巴王哈大底谢的全军，
10 就差派自己的儿子哈多兰去见大卫王， 给他问安， 祝贺他， 因为他与哈大底谢交战， 击败了哈大底谢。原来陀乌与哈大底谢常有争战。哈多兰送来了各样金、银、铜制的器皿。
11 大卫王把这些器皿， 连同从各国夺取的金银， 就是从以东、摩押、亚扪人、非利士人和亚玛力人夺取的， 都分别为圣献给耶和华。
12 洗鲁雅的儿子亚比筛在盐谷击杀了以东人一万八千名。
13 大卫在以东设立驻防营， 所有以东人就都臣服大卫。大卫无论到什么地方去， 耶和华都使他得胜。
14 大卫作王统治全以色列， 以公平和正义对待所有的人。
15 洗鲁雅的儿子约押作军队的元帅， 亚希律的儿子约沙法作史官，
16 亚希突的儿子撒督和亚比亚他的儿子亚希米勒作祭司长， 沙威沙作书记；
17 耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅统管基利提人和比利提人； 大卫的众子都在王的左右作领袖。