1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

1 这事以后， 大卫攻打非利士人， 制伏了他们。大卫从非利士人手中取得了京城的控制权。

2 他又击败摩押人， 使他们躺在地上， 用绳子量他们， 把量两绳的杀死， 让量一绳的存活。这样， 摩押人就臣服大卫， 给他进贡。

3 琐巴王利合的儿子哈大底谢， 往幼发拉底河去要夺回他统治这河的势力的时候， 大卫就攻打他。

4 大卫从他那里掳获了骑兵一千七百， 步兵二万； 除了留下足够拉一百辆铁车的马以外， 大卫把其他所有拉战车的马都砍断蹄筋。

5 大马士革的亚兰人来协助琐巴王哈大底谢， 大卫就击杀了亚兰人二万二千。

6 于是大卫在大马士革的亚兰地驻军。这样亚兰人就臣服大卫， 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 大卫王又从哈大底谢的两座城比他和比罗他夺取了大量的铜。

9 哈马王陀以听见大卫打败了哈大底谢的全军，

10 就差派他的儿子约兰去见大卫王， 向他问安， 祝贺他， 因为大卫和哈大底谢争战， 竟击败了他。原来陀以常常与哈大底谢争战。约兰手里还带着一些银器、金器和铜器。

11 大卫王也把这些器皿， 连同他从他征服的各国得来的金银都一起分别为圣， 献给耶和华。

12 就是从以东、摩押、亚扪人、非利士人、亚玛力人所得来的， 以及从琐巴王利合的儿子哈大底谢获得的战利品。

13 大卫在盐谷击杀了一万八千以东人回来以后， 就大有名声。

14 他又在以东设立防军； 他在以东各地都设立防军， 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。

15 大卫作王统治全以色列， 以公平和正义对待所有的人。

16 洗鲁雅的儿子约押作军队的统帅， 亚希律的儿子约沙法作史官，

17 亚希突的儿子撒督和亚比亚他的儿子亚希米勒作祭司长， 西莱雅作书记，

18 耶何耶大的儿子比拿雅统管基利提人和比利提人； 大卫的众子都作领袖。