8:1 And it came to pass after this, that
David smote the Philistines, and put them to flight, and David took the
tribute from out of the hand of the Philistines.
8:2 And David smote Moab, and measured them out with lines, having laid them
down on the ground: and there were two lines for slaying, and two lines he
kept alive: and Moab became servants to David, yielding tribute.
8:3 And David smote Adraazar the son of Raab king of Suba, as he went to
extend his power to the river Euphrates.
8:4 And David took a thousand of his chariots, and seven thousand horsemen,
and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all his chariot [horses], and
he reserved to himself a hundred chariots.
8:5 And Syria of Damascus comes to help Adraazar king of Suba, and David
smote twenty-two thousand men belonging to the Syrian.
8:6 And David placed a garrison in Syria near Damascus, and the Syrians
became servants and tributaries to David: and the Lord preserved David
whithersoever he went.
8:7 And David took the golden bracelets which were on the servants of
Adraazar king of Suba, and brought them to Jerusalem. And Susakim king of
Egypt took them, when he went up to Jerusalem in the days of Roboam son of
Solomon.
8:8 And king David took from Metebac, and from the choice cities of Adraazar,
very much brass: with that Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and
the lavers, and all the furniture.
8:9 And Thou the king of Hemath heard that David had smitten all the host of
Adraazar.
8:10 And Thou sent Jedduram his son to king David, to ask him of his
welfare, and to congratulate him on his fighting against Adraazar and
smiting him, for he was an enemy to Adraazar: and in his hands were vessels
of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass.
8:11 And these king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and with
the gold which he consecrated out of all the cities which he conquered,
8:12 out of Idumea, and out of Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and
from the Philistines, and from Amalec, and from the spoils of Adraazar son
of Raab king of Suba.
8:13 And David made [himself] a name: and when he returned he smote Idumea
in Gebelem to [the number of] eighteen thousand.
8:14 And he set garrisons in Idumea, even in all Idumea: and all the
Idumeans were servants to the king. And the Lord preserved David wherever he
went.
8:15 And David reigned over all Israel: and David wrought judgment and
justice over all his people.
8:16 And Joab the son of Saruia [was] over the host; and Josaphat the son of
Achilud [was keeper] of the records.
8:17 And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech son of Abiathar, [were]
priests; and Sasa [was] the scribe,
8:18 and Banaeas son of Jodae [was] councillor, and the Chelethite and the
Phelethite, and the sons of David, were princes of the court. |
8:1 And after this it came to pass that
David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah
out of the hand of the Philistines.
8:2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to
the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one
full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and
brought gifts.
8:3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went
to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
8:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen,
and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but
reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah,
David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became
servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
8:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of
Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8:8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took
exceeding much brass.
8:9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of
Hadadezer,
8:10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to
bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for
Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver,
and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and
gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
8:12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the
Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob,
king of Zobah.
8:13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians
in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.
8:14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and
all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David
whithersoever he went.
8:15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and
justice unto all his people.
8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son
of Ahilud was recorder;
8:17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were
the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the
Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. |