David’s Triumphs (1 Chronicles 18:1–13; Psalm 60:1–12)
1 UDB Some time later, David's army attacked the Philistine army and defeated them. They took control over the Philistine city of Gath and its surrounding villages. BSB BSB: Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
2 UDB David's army also defeated the army of the Moabite people. David forced their soldiers to lie down on the ground close to each other. His men killed two out of every three of them. The others of the Moabite people were forced to accept David as their ruler, and they were forced to give to him every year the payment that he demanded. BSB BSB: David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3 UDB David's army also defeated the army of Hadadezer son of Rehob, who ruled the region of Zobah in Aram. That happened when he went try to regain power over the area at the upper part of the Euphrates River. BSB BSB: David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
4 UDB David's army captured 1,700 of Hadadezer's soldiers who used chariots and twenty thousand soldiers on foot. They also crippled all but one hundred of the horses that would be used to pull chariots. 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 UDB When the army of Aram came from the city of Damascus to help King Hadadezer's army, David's soldiers killed twenty-two thousand of them. BSB BSB: When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
6 UDB Then David stationed groups of his soldiers in their area, and the people of Aram were forced to accept David to be their ruler, and to give to David's government every year the payment of tribute money that he demanded. And Yahweh enabled David's army to win victories wherever he went. 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 UDB King David's soldiers took the gold shields that were carried by Hadadezer's officials and brought them to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 UDB They also brought to Jerusalem much bronze that they found in Tebah and Berothai, two cities that King Hadadezer had previously ruled. BSB BSB: And from Betah and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
9 UDB When Tou, the king of the city of Hamath in Aram, heard that David's army had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer, BSB BSB: When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
10 UDB he sent his son Joram to greet King David and to congratulate him about his army defeating Hadadezer's army, which Tou's army had fought many times. Joram brought to David many gifts made from gold, silver, and bronze. BSB BSB: he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
11 UDB King David dedicated all those items to Yahweh. He also dedicated the silver and gold that his army had taken from the nations that they had conquered. BSB BSB: and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
12 UDB They had taken items from the peoples of Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites, from the Philistines, from those who descended from Amalek, and from the people whom Hadadezer previously ruled. BSB BSB: from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13 UDB When David returned after defeating the armies of Aram, he became more famous because his army killed eighteen thousand soldiers from the Edomite people in the Valley of Salt near the Dead Sea. BSB BSB: And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
David’s Officers (1 Chronicles 18:14–17)
15 UDB David ruled over all the Israelite people, and he always did for them what was fair and just. BSB BSB: Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
16 UDB Joab was the army commander. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the man who reported to the people everything that David decided that they should do. BSB BSB: Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
17 UDB Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were the priests. Seraiah was the official secretary; BSB BSB: Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
18 UDB Benaiah son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguards, and David's sons were his advisors. BSB BSB: Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
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