Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
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.
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After this, David defeated and crushed the Philistines. He took Gath and its surrounding villages from them.
2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David's servants and brought gifts.
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He also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David's subjects and paid taxes [to him].
3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the River Euphrates.
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When David went to establish his control [over the territory] along the Euphrates River, he defeated King Hadadezer at Hamath.
4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen. David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for a hundred chariots.
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David took 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from him. David also disabled all but 100 of their horses so that they couldn't pull chariots.
5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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When the Arameans from Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.
6 Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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David put troops in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became his subjects and paid taxes [to him]. Everywhere David went, the LORD gave him victories.
7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
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David took the gold shields that Hadadezer's servants carried, and he brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Likewise from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David brought very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea and the pillars and the vessels of brass.
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David also took a large quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer's cities. ([Later] Solomon used it to make the pool, pillars, and utensils [for the temple].)
9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
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When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Zobah's King Hadadezer,
10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David to inquire of his welfare and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he sent with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
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he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and congratulate him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer. (There had often been war between Hadadezer and Tou.)
11 These 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.
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King David dedicated all the articles of gold, silver, and bronze to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations--from Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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Zeruiah's son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Dead Sea region.
13 And he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
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He put troops in Edom, and all its people became David's subjects. Everywhere David went, the LORD gave him victories.
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
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So David ruled all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
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Zeruiah's son Joab was in charge of the army. Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was the royal historian.
16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
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Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Abimelech were priests. Shavsha was the royal 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.
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Jehoiada's son Benaiah was commander of the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And David's sons were his main officials.
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