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| 1After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines, and then took possession of Gath and its towns from Philistine control. | 1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines. |
| 2He also conquered Moab, placing them in servitude and making them pay tribute. | 2David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute. |
| 3David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, which is near Hamath, while he was going about establishing his hegemony as far as the Euphrates River. | 3Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at the Euphrates River. |
| 4David confiscated 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from him, and hamstrung all of the chariot horses except for a reserve force of 100 chariots. | 4David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses. |
| 5When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them. | 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. |
| 6David later erected garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans were placed under servitude to David, to whom they paid tribute. | 6He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went. |
| 7David also confiscated the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem. | 7David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. |
| 8David also confiscated a vast quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Cun, cities under Hadadezer's control. Later on, Solomon crafted the bronze sea, the pillars, and the bronze vessels for the Temple. | 8From Tebah and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles. |
| 9When King Tou of Hamath learned that David had conquered King Hadadezer of Zobah's entire army, | 9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, |
| 10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to meet and congratulate him, because he had fought against and defeated Hadadezer. Since Hadadezer had often been to war against Tou, he sent all sorts of gold, silver, and bronze goods | 10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze. |
| 11to King David, which David also dedicated to the LORD, along with silver and gold that he confiscated from all the surrounding nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. | 11King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. |
| 12Zeruiah's son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley. | 12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. |
| 13He erected garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subservient to David, while the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. | 13He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went. |
| 14So David reigned over all of Israel, administering justice and equity to all of his people. | 14David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people. |
| 15Zeruiah's son Joab served in charge of the army, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was his personal archivist, | 15Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; |
| 16Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Ahimelech were priests, Shavsha was his personal secretary, | 16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary; |
| 17Jehoiada's son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, while David's sons worked as chief officials in service to the king. | 17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials at the king's side. |
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