Etter dette hendte det at David slo filisterne, underla dem seg, og tok Gath og dens byer fra filisterne.

Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

Han slo også moabittene, og de ble Davids tjenere og brakte ham gaver.

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

David beseiret Hadarezer, kongen av Soba, til Hamat, da han dro for å etablere sitt herredømme ved elven Eufrat.

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

David tok fra ham tusen vogner, syv tusen ryttere og tjue tusen fotsoldater. Han ødela vognhestene, men beholdt hundre vogner.

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

Da syrerne i Damaskus kom for å hjelpe Hadarezer, kongen av Soba, felte David tjueto tusen av dem.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

David satte garnisoner i Damaskus-Syria, og syrerne ble Davids tjenere og brakte ham gaver. Herren bevarte David hvor enn han gikk.

Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

David tok gullskjoldene som Hadarezers tjenere hadde, og brakte dem til Jerusalem.

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

Fra Tibhath og fra Kun, Hadarezers byer, tok David også mye kobber som Salomo brukte til kobberhavet, søylene og kobberkarene.

Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

Da Tou, kongen av Hamat, hørte at David hadde beseiret hele hæren til Hadarezer, kongen av Soba,

Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

sendte han sin sønn Hadoram til David for å spørre om hvordan han hadde det, og gratulere ham fordi han hadde kjempet mot Hadarezer og slått ham. (For Hadarezer hadde krig med Tou.) Hadoram hadde med seg mange gaver av gull, sølv og kobber.

He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

Disse helliget kong David til Herren, sammen med sølvet og gullet han hadde tatt fra alle disse nasjonene: fra Edom, Moab, ammonittene, filisterne og amalekittene.

Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

Dessuten drepte Abisjai, Serojas sønn, atten tusen edomitter i Saltdalen.

Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

Han satte garnisoner i Edom, og alle edomittene ble Davids tjenere. Herren bevarte David hvor enn han gikk.

And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

Dermed regjerte David over hele Israel og utøvde rett og rettferdighet blant hele sitt folk.

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

Joab, Serojas sønn, var over hæren, og Josafat, Ahiluds sønn, var riksskriver.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

Sadok, Ahitubs sønn, og Abimelek, Ebjatars sønn, var prester; Sjavsja var skriver.

And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Benaja, Jojadas sønn, var over keretittene og peletittene; og Davids sønner var de fremste rundt kongen.

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.