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.
1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3 ¶ And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses , but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
9 ¶ Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; 10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11 ¶ Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
13 ¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
14 ¶ So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder. 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
