1
Now
after this it
came about that
David defeated the
Philistines and
subdued them; and
David took control of the
chief city from the
hand of the
Philistines.
~yiT.vil.P -t,a diw'D .$;Y;w !ek -yer]x;a yih.y;w ? d;Yim h'M;a'h g,t,m -t,a diw'D x;QiY;w ~e[yin.k;Y;w ? ~yiT.vil.P
2
He
defeated Moab, and
measured them with the
line, making them
lie down on the
ground; and he
measured two lines to
put to
death and one
full line to
keep alive. And the
Moabites became servants to
David,
bringing tribute.
~'tw{a beK.v;h l,b,x;B ~ed.D;m.y;w b'aw{m -t,a .$;Y;w ? a{l.m.W tyim'h.l ~yil'b]x -yen.v deD;m.y;w h'c.r;a ? ~yid'b][;l diw'd.l b'aw{m yih.T;w tw{y]x;h.l l,b,x;h ? h'x.nim yea.f{n
3
Then
David defeated Hadadezer, the
son of
Rehob king of
Zobah, as he
went to
restore his
rule at the
River.
.$,l,m b{x.r -n,B r,z,[.d;d]h -t,a diw'D .$;Y;w ? zz -r;h.niB w{d'y byiv'h.l w{T.k,l.B h'bw{c
4
David captured from him
1,700 * * horsemen and
20,000 * foot soldiers *; and
David hamstrung the
chariot horses, but
reserved enough of them for
100 chariots.
~yiv'r'P tw{aem -[;b.v.W @,l,a .WN,Mim diw'D d{K.liY;w ? -l'K -t,a diw'D reQ;[.y;w yil.g;r vyia @,l,a ~yir.f,[.w ? b,k'r h'aem .WN,Mim retw{Y;w b,k,r'h
5
When the
Arameans of
Damascus came to
help Hadadezer,
king of
Zobah,
David killed 22,000 * * Arameans.
.$,l,m r,z,[.d;d]h;l r{z.[;l q,f,M;D ~;r]a a{b'T;w ? ~Iy;n.v.W -myir.f,[ ~'r]a;B diw'D .$;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.
~'r]a yih.T;w q,f,M;D ~;r]a;B ~yibic.n diw'D ~,f'Y;w ? h'wh.y [;v{Y;w h'x.nim yea.fw{n ~yid'b][;l diw'd.l ? .$'l'h r,v]a l{k.B diw'D -t,a
7
David took the
shields of
gold which were
carried by the
servants of
Hadadezer and
brought them to
Jerusalem.
l,a .Wy'h r,v]a b'h'Z;h yej.liv tea diw'D x;QiY;w ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y ~eayib.y;w r,z'[.d;d]h yed.b;[
8
From
Betah and from
Berothai,
cities of
Hadadezer,
King David took a
very large amount of
bronze.
.$,l,M;h x;q'l r,z'[.d;d]h yer'[ y;t{reBim.W x;j,Bim.W ? d{a.m heB.r;h t,v{x.n diw'D
9
Now when
Toi king of
Hamath heard that
David had
defeated all the
army of
Hadadezer,
tea diw'd h'Kih yiK t'm]x .$,l,m yi[{T [;m.viY;w ? r,z'[.d;d]h lyex -l'K
10
Toi sent Joram his
son to
King David to
greet * him and
bless him,
because * he had
fought against
Hadadezer and
defeated him; for
Hadadezer had
been at
war with
Toi. And Joram brought with him
articles of
silver, of
gold and of
bronze.
diw'D -.k,l,M;h -l,a w{n.B -m'rw{y -t,a yi[{T x;l.viY;w ? ~;x.lin r,v]a l;[ w{k]r'b.l.W ~w{l'v.l w{l -l'a.vil ? yi[{T tw{m]x.lim vyia -yiK .WheK;Y;w r,z,[.d;d]h;B ? b'h'z -yel.k.W @,s,k -yel.K .Wy'h w{d'y.b.W r,z'[.d;d]h h'y'h ? t,v{x.n yel.k.W
11
King David also dedicated these to the
LORD, with the
silver and
gold that he had
dedicated from
all the
nations which he had
subdued:
@,s,K;h -mi[ h'why;l diw'D .$,l,M;h vyiD.qih ~'t{a -m;G ? r,v]a ~Iyw{G;h -l'Kim vyiD.qih r,v]a b'h'Z;h.w ? veBiK
12
from
Aram and
Moab and the
sons of
Ammon and the
Philistines and
Amalek, and from the
spoil of
Hadadezer,
son of
Rehob,
king of
Zobah.
~yiT.vil.Pim.W !w{M;[ yen.Bim.W b'aw{Mim.W ~'r]aem ? .$,l,m b{x.r -n,B r,z,[.d;d]h l;l.Vim.W qel'm][em.W ? h'bw{c
13
So
David made a
name for himself when he
returned from
killing 18,000 * * Arameans in the
Valley of
Salt.
~'r]a -t,a w{tw{K;hem w{bUv.B ~ev diw'D f;[;Y;w ? @,l'a r'f'[ h'nw{m.v x;l,m -ayeg.B
14
He
put garrisons in
Edom. In
all Edom he
put garrisons, and
all the
Edomites became servants to
David. And the
LORD helped David wherever * he
went.
~yibic.n ~'f ~w{d/a -l'k.B ~yibic.n ~w{d/a,B ~,f'Y;w ? [;vw{Y;w diw'd.l ~yid'b][ ~w{d/a -l'k yih.y;w ? .$'l'h r,v]a l{k.B diw'D -t,a h'wh.y
15
So
David reigned over all Israel; and
David administered justice and
righteousness for
all his
people.
diw'd yih.y;w lea'r.fIy -l'K -l;[ diw'D .${l.miY;w ? w{M;[ -l'k.l h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim h,f{[
16
Joab the
son of
Zeruiah was
over the
army, and
Jehoshaphat the
son of
Ahilud was
recorder.
j'p'vw{hyiw a'b'C;h -l;[ h'y.Wr.c -n,B b'aw{y.w ? ryiK.z;m d.Wlyix]a -n,B
17
Zadok the
son of
Ahitub and
Ahimelech the
son of
Abiathar were
priests, and
Seraiah was
secretary.
r't'y.b,a -n,B .$,l,myix]a;w b.Wjyix]a -n,B qw{d'c.w ? repw{s h'y'r.f.W ~yin]h{K
18
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada was over the
Cherethites and the
Pelethites; and
David's sons were
chief ministers.
yitel.P;h.w yiter.K;h.w ['d'yw{h.y -n,B .Wh'y'n.b.W ? .Wy'h ~yin]h{K diw'd yen.b.W