Dāvids nostiprina un paplašina savu valsti
(2Sam 8:1–14)1 Pēc tam Dāvids sakāva un pakļāva filistiešus. Viņš atņēma filistiešiem Gatu un tās ciemus. 2 Viņš sakāva Moābu, moābieši kļuva Dāvida kalpi un maksāja meslus.
3 Kad Cobas ķēniņš Hadadezers devās nostiprināt savu varu pie Eifrātas upes, tad Dāvids viņu Hamātā sakāva. 4 Dāvids saņēma gūstā tūkstoš kararatu, septiņus tūkstošus jātnieku un divdesmit tūkstošus kājnieku. Dāvids visiem kara zirgiem pārgrieza kāju dzīslas un atstāja tikai simts kararatus. 5 Cobas ķēniņam Hadadezeram nāca palīgā Damaskas aramieši, un Dāvids nokāva divdesmit divus tūkstošus aramiešu. 6 Dāvids izvietoja karapulkus Damaskas aramiešu valstī, un aramieši kļuva Dāvida kalpi un maksāja nodevas. Kungs deva Dāvidam uzvaru visur, kur vien viņš gāja. 7 Dāvids paņēma zelta vairogus, kas bija Hadadezera kalpiem un aizveda uz Jeruzālemi. 8 No Hadadezera pilsētām Tibhatas un Kūnas Dāvids ņēma milzum daudz vara – no tā Sālamans darināja vara jūru, stabus un vara traukus.
9 Hamātas ķēniņš Toī uzzināja, ka Dāvids sakāvis Cobas ķēniņa Hadadezera karaspēku, 10 un sūtīja savu dēlu Hadorāmu pie ķēniņa Dāvida apvaicāties, kā viņam klājas, un apsveikt ar uzvaru kaujā pār Hadadezeru – Toī bija karojis ar Hadadezeru. Visus zelta, sudraba un vara traukus 11 ķēniņš Dāvids veltīja Kungam, tāpat arī sudrabu un zeltu, kas tika ņemts no visām tautām: edomiešiem, moābiešiem, amoniešiem, filistiešiem un amālēkiešiem.
12 Cerūjas dēls Abīšajs sakāva edomiešus Sāls ielejā – astoņpadsmit tūkstošus, 13 un Edomā viņš izvietoja karapulkus. Visi edomieši kļuva Dāvida kalpi, un Kungs Dāvidam deva uzvaru visur, kur vien viņš gāja.
Dāvida galms
(2Sam 8:15–18)14 Dāvids valdīja pār visu savu tautu Israēlu ar tiesu un taisnību. 15 Joābs, Cerūjas dēls, bija karaspēka virspavēlnieks; Jehošāfāts, Ahīlūda dēls, bija lietvedis. 16 Cādoks, Ahītūva dēls, un Abīmelehs , Ebjātāra dēls, bija priesteri, un Ševa bija rakstvedis. 17 Benājāhu, Jehojādas dēls, bija miesassardzes priekšnieks, bet Dāvida dēli bija ķēniņa galvenie palīgi.
A List of David's Victories in War
(2 Samuel 8.1-14)1 Later, David attacked and defeated the Philistines. He captured their town of Gath and the nearby villages.
2 David also defeated the Moabites, and so they had to accept him as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
3 While King Hadadezer of Zobah was trying to gain control of the territory near the Euphrates River, David met him in battle at Hamath and defeated him. 4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 chariot drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. And he crippled all but 100 of the horses.
5 When troops from the Syrian kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. 6 Then David stationed some of his troops in Damascus, and the people there had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
Everywhere David went, the Lord helped him win battles.
7 Hadadezer's officers had carried gold shields, but David took these shields and brought them back to Jerusalem. 8 He also took a lot of bronze from the cities of Tibhath and Cun, which had belonged to Hadadezer. Later, Solomon used this bronze to make the large bowl called the Sea, and to make the pillars and other furnishings for the temple.
9-10 King Tou of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Tou heard that David had defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Hadoram to congratulate David on his victory. Hadoram also brought him gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 David gave these gifts to the Lord, just as he had done with the silver and gold he had captured from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek.
12 Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed 18,000 of their troops. 13 Then he stationed troops in Edom, and the people there had to accept David as their ruler.
Everywhere David went, the Lord gave him victory in war.
A List of David's Officials
(2 Samuel 8.15-18)14 David ruled all Israel with fairness and justice.
15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army.
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests.
Shavsha was the secretary.
17 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard.
David's sons were his highest-ranking officials.
