Dāvida kari
(1L 18:1–13)1 Pēc tam Dāvids sakāva un pakļāva filistiešus. Dāvids atņēma filistiešiem varu pār novadu. 2 Vēl viņš sakāva moābiešus un, noguldījis tos zemē, nomērīja ar auklu – divu auklu garumā viņš visus nonāvēja, bet vienas auklas garumā atstāja dzīvus. Moābieši kļuva par Dāvida vergiem un maksāja nodevas. 3 Dāvids sakāva Cobas ķēniņu Hadadezeru, Rehoba dēlu, kad tas devās atjaunot savu varu pie Eifrātas upes. 4 Dāvids sagūstīja tūkstoti un septiņus simtus jātnieku un divdesmit tūkstošus kājnieku no viņa karaspēka. Dāvids pārgrieza dzīslas visiem kararatu zirgiem, bet veselus atstāja simts kararatu zirgus. 5 Damaskas aramieši nāca palīgā Cobas ķēniņam Hadadezeram, un Dāvids aramiešiem nokāva divdesmit divus tūkstošus vīru. 6 Dāvids iecēla vietvalžus Damaskas Arāmā – aramieši kļuva par Dāvida vergiem un maksāja nodevas. Kungs sargāja Dāvidu visur, kur viņš gāja. 7 Dāvids ņēma zelta vairogus, kas bija Hadadezera kalpiem, un aizveda uz Jeruzālemi. 8 No Hadadezera pilsētām Betahas un Bērotas ķēniņš Dāvids ņēma milzum daudz vara.
9 Kad Hamātas ķēniņš Toī dzirdēja, ka Dāvids sakāvis Hadadezera karaspēku, 10 Toī sūtīja savu dēlu Jorāmu pie ķēniņa Dāvida apvaicāties par viņa labklājību un apsveikt ar uzvaru pār Hadadezeru, jo Toī ar Hadadezeru bija karojis. Jorāms atnesa līdzi sudraba, zelta un vara traukus. 11 Arī tos ķēniņš Dāvids veltīja Kungam – kopā ar zeltu un sudrabu, ko viņš bija veltījis Kungam no pakļautajām tautām: 12 aramiešiem, moābiešiem, amoniešiem, filistiešiem, amālēkiešiem, kā arī Cobas ķēniņam Hadadezeram, Rehoba dēlam, atņemto. 13 Dāvids kļuva slavens, kad viņš atgriezās, Sāls ielejā sakāvis astoņpadsmit tūkstošus aramiešu . 14 Edomā viņš iecēla vietvalžus – viņš tos izvietoja visā Edomā, un visi edomieši kļuva par Dāvida vergiem. Kungs sargāja Dāvidu visur, kur viņš gāja.
Dāvida galms
(1L 18:14–17)15 Dāvids valdīja pār visu Israēlu un sprieda tiesu un taisnību visai savai tautai. 16 Joābs, Cerūjas dēls, bija karaspēka virspavēlnieks; Jehošāfāts, Ahīlūda dēls, bija lietvedis. 17 Cādoks, Ahītūva dēls, un Ahīmelehs, Ebjātāra dēls, bija priesteri, Serāja bija rakstvedis, 18 Benājāhu, Jehojādas dēls, bija miesassardzes priekšnieks, un Dāvida dēli bija palīgi kalpošanā.
A List of David's Victories in War
(1 Chronicles 18.1-13)1 Later, David attacked and badly defeated the Philistines. Israel was now free from their control.
2 David also defeated the Moabites. Then he made their soldiers lie down on the ground, and he measured them off with a rope. He would measure off two lengths of the rope and have those men killed, then he would measure off one length and let those men live. The people of Moab had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
3 David set out for the Euphrates River to build a monument there. On his way, he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob. 4 In the battle, David captured 1,700 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers. He also captured war chariots, but he destroyed all but 100 of them. 5 When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. 6 He left some of his soldiers in Damascus, and the Arameans 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 their arrows in gold cases hung over their shoulders, but David took these cases and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 He also took a lot of bronze from the cities of Betah and Berothai, which had belonged to Hadadezer.
9-10 King Toi of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Toi heard that David had attacked and defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Joram to praise and congratulate David. Joram also brought him gifts made of silver, gold, and bronze. 11 David gave these to the Lord, just as he had done with the silver and gold that he had captured from 12 Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, Amalek, and from King Hadadezer of Zobah.
13 David fought the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed 18,000 of their soldiers. When he returned, he built a monument. 14 David left soldiers all through Edom, and the people of Edom had to accept him as their ruler.
Wherever David went, the Lord helped him.
A List of David's Officials
(1 Chronicles 18.14-17)15 David ruled all Israel with fairness and justice.
16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army.
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, were the priests.
Seraiah was the secretary.
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard.
David's sons were priests.
