| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from 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. |
| 2He defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute. | 2He also conquered Moab, placing them in servitude and making them pay tribute. |
| 3David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the Euphrates River. | 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. |
| 4David took from him 1,000 chariots and 7,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them 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. |
| 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 men of the Arameans. | 5When Arameans came from Damascus to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them. |
| 6Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the LORD helped 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. |
| 7David took the shields of gold which 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. |
| 8Also from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils. | 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. |
| 9Now when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated all the 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 Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and 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 |
| 11King David also dedicated these to the LORD with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from 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. |
| 12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah defeated 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 servants to David. And the LORD helped 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 righteousness for all his people. | 14So David reigned over all of Israel, administering justice and equity to all of his people. |
| 15Joab 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 Abimelech 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 the sons of David were chiefs at the king's side. | 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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