| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath, their largest town. | 1After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from Philistine control. |
| 2David also conquered the land of Moab. He made the people lie down on the ground in a row, and he measured them off in groups with a length of rope. He measured off two groups to be executed for every one group to be spared. The Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. | 2He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David's subjects and brought tribute. |
| 3David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River. | 3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who went to restore his control at the Euphrates River. |
| 4David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots. | 4David captured 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers from him, and he hamstrung all the horses and kept 100 chariots. |
| 5When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. | 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Aramean men. |
| 6Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. | 6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David's subjects and brought tribute. The LORD made David victorious wherever he went. |
| 7David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem, | 7David took the gold shields of Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem. |
| 8along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah and Berothai. | 8King David also took huge quantities of bronze from Betah and Berothai, Hadadezer's cities. |
| 9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, | 9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, |
| 10he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze. | 10he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him. |
| 11King David dedicated all these gifts to the LORD, as he did with the silver and gold from the other nations he had defeated— | 11King David also dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued-- |
| 12from Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and Amalek—and from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. | 12from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. |
| 13So David became even more famous when he returned from destroying 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. | 13David made a reputation for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. |
| 14He placed army garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. In fact, the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. | 14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The LORD made David victorious wherever he went. |
| 15So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. | 15So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people. |
| 16Joab son of Zeruiah was commander of the army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian. | 16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian; |
| 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the court secretary. | 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary; |
| 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was captain of the king’s bodyguard. And David’s sons served as priestly leaders. | 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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