The Latin Vulgate VUL
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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
1
After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.
2 percuteretque Moab et fierent Moabitae servi David offerentes ei munera
2
Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought tribute.
3 eo tempore percussit David etiam Adadezer regem Suba regionis Emath quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Eufraten
3
And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by 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
4
David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.
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 came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand 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
6
Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought tribute. So the Lord preserved 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 on 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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Also from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze.
9 quod cum audisset Thou rex Emath percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adadezer regis Suba
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Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the 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 Hadoram 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 Tou); and Hadoram brought with him all kinds of articles 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
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King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these nations--from Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Abisai vero filius Sarviae percussit Edom in valle Salinarum decem et octo milia
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Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand 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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He also put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord preserved 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 administered judgment and justice to all his people.
15 porro Ioab filius Sarviae erat super exercitum et Iosaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis
15
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 Sadoc autem filius Ahitob et Ahimelech filius Abiathar sacerdotes et Susa scriba
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Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
17 Banaias vero filius Ioiada super legiones Cherethi et Felethi porro filii David primi ad manum regis
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Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers at the king's side.
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