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| 1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines. | 1Sometime later, David defeated and subdued the Philistines, taking Metheg-ammah away from the Philistines. |
| 2And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. | 2David also conquered Moab, then measured them with a cord, making them lie down on the ground. He executed everyone measured out in each two lengths' measurement of the cord, but spared the ones measured out by every third length. Then the Moabites were placed under servitude to David, and made to pay tribute. |
| 3David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. | 3David also attacked King Hadadezer, Rehob's son from Zobah, when he was attempting to restore his hegemony over the Euphrates River. |
| 4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. | 4David captured 1,000 of his chariots, 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses except for enough to supply 100 chariots. |
| 5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. | 5When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them. |
| 6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. | 6David erected garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, placing the Arameans under servitude to him, and they paid tribute to him. |
| 7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. | 7David also confiscated the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer's officers and took them to Jerusalem. |
| 8And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. | 8He also confiscated a vast quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, cities under Hadadezer's control. |
| 9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, | 9When King Tou of Hamath learned that David had conquered the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, |
| 10Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: | 10Tou sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory over Hadadezer, because he had been at war with Tou. Joram brought articles of silver, gold, and bronze with him, |
| 11Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; | 11and King David dedicated them to the LORD, along with the silver and gold that had been dedicated from all the nations that he had conquered, |
| 12Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. | 12including from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and spoil from King Hadadezer, Rehob's son from Zobah. |
| 13And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. | 13David made a name for himself when he returned from killing 18,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley. |
| 14And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. | 14He erected garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subservient to David, while the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. |
| 15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. | 15David reigned over all of Israel, administering justice and equity to every one of his people. |
| 16And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; | 16Zeruiah's son Joab served in charge of the army, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was his personal archivist, |
| 17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; | 17Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Ahimelech were priests, Seraiah was his personal secretary, |
| 18And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. | 18Jehoida's son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, and David's sons were priests. |
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