David's Military Victories
(2 Samuel 8.1-18)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 He also defeated the Moabites, who became his subjects and paid taxes to him.
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 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 When the Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer, David attacked it and killed twenty-two thousand men. 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 David captured the gold shields carried by Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem. 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 King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's entire army. 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 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 Abishai, whose mother was Zeruiah, defeated the Edomites in Salt Valley and killed eighteen thousand of them. 13 He set up military camps throughout Edom, and the people there became King David's subjects. The Lord made David victorious everywhere.
14 David ruled over all Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly. 15 Abishai's brother Joab was commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was in charge of the records; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David's bodyguards; and King David's sons held high positions in his service.
1 Un notika, pēc tam Dāvids no jauna sakāva filistiešus un pakļāva tos sev, un viņš iekaroja Gātu ar tās mazajām pilsētām, kas līdz šim bija filistiešu rokās. 2 Un viņš sakāva arī Moābu, un moābieši kļuva Dāvida kalpi un maksāja viņam nodevas. 3 Un Dāvids uzvarēja Hadadēzeru, Cobas ķēniņu, Hamatā, kad tas bija ceļā, lai nostiprinātu savu varu Eifratas upes apgabalā. 4 Un Dāvids viņam atņēma tūkstoš kara ratus un septiņus tūkstošus jātnieku, un divdesmit tūkstošus kājnieku, un Dāvids visiem braucamiem zirgiem pārgrieza kāju dzīslas un atstāja no tiem sev tikai simts braucamos zirgus. 5 Kad sīrieši no Damaskas nāca Hadadēzeram, Cobas ķēniņam, palīgā, tad Dāvids nokāva no sīriešiem divdesmit divus tūkstošus vīru, 6 un Dāvids novietoja apsardzi Sīrijā, Damaskā, un sīrieši kļuva Dāvida kalpi un maksāja viņam nodevas. Un Tas Kungs palīdzēja Dāvidam, kur vien viņš gāja. 7 Un Dāvids paņēma zelta vairogus, ko nesa Hadadēzera galminieki, un viņš lika tos pārvest uz Jeruzālemi. 8 Bet no Tibhatas un no Kūnas, Hadadēzera pilsētām, Dāvids paņēma ļoti daudz vara; vēlāk no šī vara Salamans izgatavoja vara jūru un arī atbalsta kājas un vara rīkus. 9 Bet, tiklīdz Tous, Hamatas ķēniņš, dzirdēja, ka Dāvids bija sakāvis visu Hadadēzera, Cobas ķēniņa, karaspēku, 10 tad viņš sūtīja savu dēlu Hadorāmu pie ķēniņa Dāvida sveicināt viņu un apsveikt viņu par viņa uzvaru karā pret Hadadēzeru; jo Tous bija karojis pret Hadadēzeru; un visus zelta, sudraba un vara priekšmetus 11 ķēniņš Dāvids veltīja Tam Kungam līdz ar to sudrabu un zeltu, ko viņš bija no visām tautām paņēmis: no Edoma, no Moāba, no Amona bērniem, no filistiešiem un no amalekiešiem. 12 Bet Abišajs, Cerujas dēls, uzvarēja edomiešus Sāls ielejā un nokāva no viņiem astoņpadsmit tūkstošus vīru. 13 Un viņš novietoja Edomā apsardzi, un visi edomieši kļuva Dāvida kalpi, jo Tas Kungs palīdzēja Dāvidam, kur vien viņš gāja. 14 Un Dāvids valdīja pār visu Israēlu un ieveda tiesu un taisnību visā savā tautā. 15 Un Joābs, Cerujas dēls, bija virspavēlnieks pār kara pulkiem, un Jošafats, Ahiluda dēls, bija valsts padomnieks. 16 Un Cadoks, Ahituba dēls, un Ahimēlehs, Abjatara dēls, bija priesteri, bet Šavša bija valsts rakstvedis. 17 Un Benaja, Jojadas dēls, bija pār krētiešiem un plētiešiem; un Dāvida dēli bija pirmie pie ķēniņa.
