The Latin Vulgate VUL
Good News Translation GNT
1 factum est autem post haec ut percuteret David Philisthim et humiliaret eos et tolleret Geth et filias eius de manu Philisthim
1
Some time later King David attacked the Philistines again and defeated them. He took out of their control the city of Gath and its surrounding villages.
2 percuteretque Moab et fierent Moabitae servi David offerentes ei munera
2
He also defeated the Moabites, who became his subjects and paid taxes to him.
3 eo tempore percussit David etiam Adadezer regem Suba regionis Emath quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Eufraten
3
Next, David attacked King Hadadezer of the Syrian state of Zobah, near the territory of Hamath, because Hadadezer was trying to gain control of the territory by the upper Euphrates River.
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
4
David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand cavalry troops, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He kept enough horses for a hundred chariots and crippled all the rest.
5 supervenit autem et Syrus damascenus ut auxilium praeberet Adadezer regi Suba sed et huius percussit David viginti duo milia virorum
5
When the Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer, David attacked it and killed twenty-two thousand men.
6 et posuit milites in Damasco ut Syria quoque serviret sibi et offerret munera adiuvitque eum Dominus in cunctis ad quae perrexerat
6
Then he set up military camps in their territory, and they became his subjects and paid taxes to him. The Lord made David victorious everywhere.
7 tulit quoque David faretras aureas quas habuerant servi Adadezer et adtulit eas in Hierusalem
7
David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem.
8 necnon de Thebath et Chun urbibus Adadezer aeris plurimum de quo fecit Salomon mare aeneum et columnas et vasa aenea
8
He also took a great quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Kun, cities ruled by Hadadezer. (Solomon later used this bronze to make the tank, the columns, and the bronze utensils for the Temple.)
9 quod cum audisset Thou rex Emath percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adadezer regis Suba
9
King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's entire army.
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
10
So he sent his son Joram to greet King David and congratulate him for his victory over Hadadezer, against whom Toi had fought many times. Joram brought David presents made of gold, silver, and 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
11
King David dedicated them for use in worship, along with the silver and gold he took from the nations he conquered - Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.
12 Abisai vero filius Sarviae percussit Edom in valle Salinarum decem et octo milia
12
Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, defeated the Edomites in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of them.
13 et constituit in Edom praesidium ut serviret Idumea David salvavitque Dominus David in cunctis ad quae perrexerat
13
He set up military camps throughout Edom, and the people there became King David's subjects. The Lord made David victorious everywhere.
14 regnavit ergo David super universum Israhel et faciebat iudicium atque iustitiam cuncto populo suo
14
David ruled over all Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly.
15 porro Ioab filius Sarviae erat super exercitum et Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis
15
Abishai's brother Joab was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records;
16 Sadoc autem filius Ahitob et Ahimelech filius Abiathar sacerdotes et Susa scriba
16
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary;
17 Banaias vero filius Ioiada super legiones Cherethi et Felethi porro filii David primi ad manum regis
17
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and King David's sons held high positions in his service.
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.