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Now
after this it
came about that
David defeated the
Philistines and
subdued them and
took Gath and its
towns from the
hand of the
Philistines.
~yiT.vil.P -t,a dyiw'D .$;Y;w !ek -yer]x;a yih.y;w ? d;Yim 'hy,t{n.b.W t;G -t,a x;QiY;w ~e[yin.k;Y;w ? ~yiT.vil.P
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He
defeated Moab, and the
Moabites became servants to
David,
bringing tribute.
dyiw'd.l ~yid'b][ b'aw{m .Wy.hiY;w b'aw{m -t,a .$;Y;w ? h'x.nim yea.f{n
3
David also
defeated Hadadezer king of
Zobah as far as
Hamath, as he
went to
establish his
rule to the
Euphrates River.
h't'm]x h'bw{c -.k,l,m r,z,[.d;d]h -t,a dyiw'D .$;Y;w ? t'r.P -r;h.niB w{d'y byiC;h.l w{T.k,l.B
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David took from him
1,000 chariots and
7,000 * horsemen and
20,000 * foot soldiers *, and
David hamstrung all the
chariot horses, but
reserved enough of them for
100 chariots.
~yip'l]a t;[.biv.w b,k,r @,l,a .WN,Mim dyiw'D d{K.liY;w ? reQ;[.y;w yil.g;r vyia @,l,a ~yir.f,[.w ~yiv'r'P ? h'aem .WN,Mim retw{Y;w b,k,r'h -l'K -t,a dyiw'D ? b,k'r
5
When the
Arameans of
Damascus came to
help Hadadezer king of
Zobah,
David killed 22,000 * * men of the
Arameans.
.$,l,m r,z,[.d;d]h;l rw{z.[;l q,f,m.r;D ~;r]a a{b'Y;w ? ~Iy;n.v.W -myir.f,[ ~'r]a;B dyiw'D .$;Y;w h'bw{c ? vyia @,l,a
6
Then
David put garrisons among the
Arameans of
Damascus; and the
Arameans became servants to
David,
bringing tribute. And the
LORD helped David wherever * he
went.
dyiw'd.l ~'r]a yih.y;w q,f,m.r;D ~;r]a;B dyiw'D ~,f'Y;w ? dyiw'd.l h'wh.y [;vw{Y;w h'x.nim yea.f{n ~yid'b][ ? .$'l'h r,v]a l{k.B
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David took the
shields of
gold which were
carried by the
servants of
Hadadezer and
brought them to
Jerusalem.
.Wy'h r,v]a b'h'Z;h yej.liv tea dyiw'D x;QiY;w ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y ~eayib.y;w r,z'[.d;d]h yed.b;[ l;[
8
Also from
Tibhath and from
Cun,
cities of
Hadadezer,
David took a
very large amount of
bronze, with which
Solomon made the
bronze sea and the
pillars and the
bronze utensils.
dyiw'D x;q'l r,z,[.d;d]h yer'[ !.WKim.W t;x.biJim.W ? ~'y -t,a h{m{l.v h'f'[ H'B d{a.m h'B;r t,v{x.n ? t,v{x.N;h yel.K tea.w ~yid.WM;['h -t,a.w t,v{x.N;h
9
Now when
Tou king of
Hamath heard that
David had
defeated all the
army of
Hadadezer king of
Zobah,
-l'K -t,a dyiw'd h'Kih yiK t'm]x .$,l,m .W[{T [;m.viY;w ? h'bw{c -.k,l,m r,z,[.d;d]h lyex
10
he
sent Hadoram his
son to
King David to
greet * him and to
bless him,
because * he had
fought against
Hadadezer and had
defeated him; for
Hadadezer had been at
war with
Tou. And Hadoram brought
all kinds of
articles of
gold and
silver and
bronze.
dyiw'D -.k,l,M;h -l,a w{n.B -m'rw{d]h -t,a x;l.viY;w ? ~;x.lin r,v]a l;[ w{k]r'b.l.W ~w{l'v.l lw{a.vil ? .W[{T<08583)> tw{m]x.lim vyia -yiK .WheK;Y;w r,z,[.d;d]h;B ? t,v{x.n.W @,s,k'w b'h'z<#st02091 yel.K l{k.w r,z'[.d;d]h h'y'h
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King David also dedicated these to the
LORD with the
silver and the
gold which he had
carried away from
all the
nations: from
Edom,
Moab, the
sons of
Ammon, the
Philistines, and from
Amalek.
@,s,K;h -mi[ h'why;l dyiw'D .$,l,M;h vyiD.qih ~'t{a -m;G ? ~w{d/aem ~Iyw{G;h -l'Kim a'f'n r,v]a b'h'Z;h.w ? qel'm][em.W ~yiT.vil.Pim.W !w{M;[ yen.Bim.W b'aw{Mim.W
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Moreover
Abishai the
son of
Zeruiah defeated 18,000 * * Edomites in the
Valley of
Salt.
ayeg.B ~w{d/a -t,a h'Kih h'y.Wr.c -n,B y;v.b;a.w ? @,l'a r'f'[ h'nw{m.v x;l,M;h
13
Then he
put garrisons in
Edom, and
all the
Edomites became servants to
David. And the
LORD helped David wherever * he
went.
~w{d/a -l'k .Wy.hiY;w ~yibyic.n ~w{d/a,B ~,f'Y;w ? dyiw'D -t,a h'wh.y [;vw{Y;w dyiw'd.l ~yid'b][ ? .$'l'h r,v]a l{k.B
14
So
David reigned over all Israel; and he
administered justice and
righteousness for
all his
people.
h,f{[ yih.y;w lea'r.fIy -l'K -l;[ dyiw'D .${l.miY;w ? w{M;[ -l'k.l h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim
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Joab the
son of
Zeruiah was
over the
army, and
Jehoshaphat the
son of
Ahilud was
recorder;
j'p'vw{hyiw a'b'C;h -l;[ h'y.Wr.c -n,B b'aw{y.w ? ryiK.z;m d.Wlyix]a -n,B
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and
Zadok the
son of
Ahitub and
Abimelech the
son of
Abiathar were
priests, and
Shavsha was
secretary;
r't'y.b,a -n,B .$,l,myib]a;w b.Wjyix]a -n,B qw{d'c.w ? repw{s a'v.w;v.w ~yin]h{K
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and
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada was
over the
Cherethites and the
Pelethites, and the
sons of
David were
chiefs at the
king's side.
yitel.P;h.w yiter.K;h -l;[ ['d'yw{h.y -n,B .Wh'y'n.b.W ? .$,l,M;h d;y.l ~yin{vair'h dyiw'd -yen.b.W