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| 1After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines. | 1After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines, and then took possession of Gath and its towns from Philistine control. |
| 2And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. | 2He also conquered Moab, placing them in servitude and making them pay tribute. |
| 3David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates. | 3David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, which is near Hamath, while he was going about establishing his hegemony as far as the Euphrates River. |
| 4And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. | 4David confiscated 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers from him, and hamstrung all of the chariot horses except for a reserve force of 100 chariots. |
| 5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. | 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 tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. | 6David later erected garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans were placed under servitude to David, to whom they paid tribute. |
| 7And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. | 7David also confiscated the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer's officials and took them to Jerusalem. |
| 8And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze. | 8David also confiscated a vast quantity of bronze from Tibhath and Cun, cities under Hadadezer's control. Later on, Solomon crafted the bronze sea, the pillars, and the bronze vessels for the Temple. |
| 9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, | 9When King Tou of Hamath learned that David had conquered King Hadadezer of Zobah's entire army, |
| 10he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. | 10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to meet and congratulate him, because he had fought against and defeated Hadadezer. Since Hadadezer had often been to war against Tou, he sent all sorts of gold, silver, and bronze goods |
| 11These also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. | 11to King David, which David also dedicated to the LORD, along with silver and gold that he confiscated from all the surrounding nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. |
| 12And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. | 12Zeruiah's son Abishai killed 18,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley. |
| 13Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. | 13He erected garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subservient to David, while the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went. |
| 14So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people. | 14So David reigned over all of Israel, administering justice and equity to all of his people. |
| 15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; | 15Zeruiah's son Joab served in charge of the army, Ahilud's son Jehoshaphat was his personal archivist, |
| 16and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary; | 16Ahitub's son Zadok and Abiathar's son Ahimelech were priests, Shavsha was his personal secretary, |
| 17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were the chief officials in the service of the king. | 17Jehoiada's son Benaiah supervised the special forces and mercenaries, while David's sons worked as chief officials in service to the king. |
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