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1 factum est autem post haec ut percuteret David Philisthim et humiliaret eos et tolleret Geth et filias eius de manu Philisthim
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After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 percuteretque Moab et fierent Moabitae servi David offerentes ei munera
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And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 eo tempore percussit David etiam Adadezer regem Suba regionis Emath quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Eufraten
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David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.
4 cepit ergo David mille quadrigas eius et septem milia equites ac viginti milia virorum peditum subnervavitque omnes equos curruum exceptis centum quadrigis quas reservavit sibi
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And David took from him 1,000 chariots, ,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots.
5 supervenit autem et Syrus damascenus ut auxilium praeberet Adadezer regi Suba sed et huius percussit David viginti duo milia virorum
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And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
6 et posuit milites in Damasco ut Syria quoque serviret sibi et offerret munera adiuvitque eum Dominus in cunctis ad quae perrexerat
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Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 tulit quoque David faretras aureas quas habuerant servi Adadezer et adtulit eas in Hierusalem
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And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 necnon de Thebath et Chun urbibus Adadezer aeris plurimum de quo fecit Salomon mare aeneum et columnas et vasa aenea
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And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.
9 quod cum audisset Thou rex Emath percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adadezer regis Suba
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When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,
10 misit Aduram filium suum ad regem David ut postularet ab eo pacem et congratularetur ei eo quod expugnasset et percussisset Adadezer adversarius quippe Thou erat Adadezer
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he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze.
11 sed et omnia vasa aurea et argentea et aenea consecravit rex David Domino cum argento et auro quod tulerat ex universis gentibus tam de Idumea et Moab et filiis Ammon quam de Philisthim et Amalech
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These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Abisai vero filius Sarviae percussit Edom in valle Salinarum decem et octo milia
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And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 et constituit in Edom praesidium ut serviret Idumea David salvavitque Dominus David in cunctis ad quae perrexerat
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Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 regnavit ergo David super universum Israhel et faciebat iudicium atque iustitiam cuncto populo suo
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So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people.
15 porro Ioab filius Sarviae erat super exercitum et Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis
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And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 Sadoc autem filius Ahitob et Ahimelech filius Abiathar sacerdotes et Susa scriba
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and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary;
17 Banaias vero filius Ioiada super legiones Cherethi et Felethi porro filii David primi ad manum regis
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and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.
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