1 GLT وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ ضَرَبَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَذَلَّلَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ جَتَّ وَقُرَاهَا مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. BSB BSB: Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
2 GLT وَضَرَبَ مُوآبَ، فَصَارَ ٱلْمُوآبِيُّونَ عَبِيدًا لِدَاوُدَ يُقَدِّمُونَ هَدَايَا. BSB BSB: David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3 GLT وَضَرَبَ دَاوُدُ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ مَلِكَ صُوبَةَ فِي حَمَاةَ حِينَ ذَهَبَ لِيُقِيمَ سُلْطَتَهُ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ ٱلْفُرَاتِ، BSB BSB: As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
4 GLT وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ مِنْهُ أَلْفَ مَرْكَبَةٍ وَسَبْعَةَ آلَافِ فَارِسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَعَرْقَبَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ خَيْلِ ٱلْمَرْكَبَاتِ وَأَبْقَى مِنْهَا مِئَةَ مَرْكَبَةٍ. BSB BSB: David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
5 GLT فَجَاءَ أَرَامُ دِمَشْقَ لِنَجْدَةِ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ، فَضَرَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ أَرَامَ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ. BSB BSB: When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
6 GLT وَجَعَلَ دَاوُدُ مُحَافِظِينَ فِي أَرَامَ دِمَشْقَ، وَصَارَ ٱلْأَرَامِيُّونَ لِدَاوُدَ عَبِيدًا يُقَدِّمُونَ هَدَايَا. وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُخَلِّصُ دَاوُدَ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَ. BSB BSB: Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
7 GLT وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ أَتْرَاسَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَى عَبِيدِ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ وَأَتَى بِهَا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. BSB BSB: And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 GLT وَمِنْ طَبْحَةَ وَخُونَ مَدِينَتَيْ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ أَخَذَ دَاوُدُ نُحَاسًا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا صَنَعَ مِنْهُ سُلَيْمَانُ بَحْرَ ٱلنُّحَاسِ وَٱلْأَعْمِدَةَ وَآنِيَةَ ٱلنُّحَاسِ. BSB BSB: And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
9 GLT وَسَمِعَ تُوعُو مَلِكُ حَمَاةَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ ضَرَبَ كُلَّ جَيْشِ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ، BSB BSB: When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 GLT فَأَرْسَلَ هَدُورَامَ ٱبْنَهُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ لِيَسْأَلَ عَنْ سَلَامَتِهِ وَيُبَارِكَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ حَارَبَ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ وَضَرَبَهُ. لِأَنَّ هَدَرَ عَزَرَ كَانَتْ لَهُ حُرُوبٌ مَعَ تُوعُوَ. وَبِيَدِهِ جَمِيعُ آنِيَةِ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلنُّحَاسِ. BSB BSB: he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
11 GLT هَذِهِ أَيْضًا قَدَّسَهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّبِّ مَعَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلَّذِي أَخَذَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلْأُمَمِ: مِنْ أَدُومَ وَمِنْ مُوآبَ وَمِنْ بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَمِنَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَمِنْ عَمَالِيقَ. BSB BSB: and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
12 GLT وَأَبْشَايُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ ضَرَبَ مِنْ أَدُومَ فِي وَادِي ٱلْمِلْحِ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفًا. BSB BSB: Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 GLT وَجَعَلَ فِي أَدُومَ مُحَافِظِينَ، فَصَارَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْأَدُومِيِّينَ عَبِيدًا لِدَاوُدَ. وَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ يُخَلِّصُ دَاوُدَ حَيْثُمَا تَوَجَّهَ. BSB BSB: He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
14 GLT وَمَلَكَ دَاوُدُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَكَانَ يُجْرِي قَضَاءً وَعَدْلًا لِكُلِّ شَعْبِهِ. BSB BSB: Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
15 GLT وَكَانَ يُوآبُ ٱبْنُ صَرُويَةَ عَلَى ٱلْجَيْشِ، وَيَهُوشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ مُسَجِّلًا، BSB BSB: Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
16 GLT وَصَادُوقُ بْنُ أَخِيطُوبَ وَأَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ أَبِيَاثَارَ كَاهِنَيْنِ، وَشَوْشَا كَاتِبًا، BSB BSB: Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
17 GLT وَبَنَايَا بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ عَلَى ٱلْجَّلَادِينَ وَٱلسُّعَاةِ، وَبَنُو دَاوُدَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ ٱلْمَلِكِ. BSB BSB: Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
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