1 After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots. 5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went. 7 David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent Hadoram his son to king David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze. 11 King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people. 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving 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。