| א וַיְהִי, אַחֲרֵי-כֵן, וַיַּךְ דָּוִד אֶת-פְּלִשְׁתִּים, וַיַּכְנִיעֵם; וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֶת-מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה, מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּים. | 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. |
| ב וַיַּךְ אֶת-מוֹאָב, וַיְמַדְּדֵם בַּחֶבֶל הַשְׁכֵּב אוֹתָם אַרְצָה, וַיְמַדֵּד שְׁנֵי-חֲבָלִים לְהָמִית, וּמְלֹא הַחֶבֶל לְהַחֲיוֹת; וַתְּהִי מוֹאָב לְדָוִד, לַעֲבָדִים נֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה. | 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought presents. |
| ג וַיַּךְ דָּוִד, אֶת-הֲדַדְעֶזֶר בֶּן-רְחֹב מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָה, בְּלֶכְתּוֹ, לְהָשִׁיב יָדוֹ בִּנְהַר- פְּרָת. | 3 David smote also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates. |
| ד וַיִּלְכֹּד דָּוִד מִמֶּנּוּ, אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע-מֵאוֹת פָּרָשִׁים, וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף, אִישׁ רַגְלִי; וַיְעַקֵּר דָּוִד אֶת-כָּל-הָרֶכֶב, וַיּוֹתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ מֵאָה רָכֶב. | 4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. |
| ה וַתָּבֹא, אֲרַם דַּמֶּשֶׂק, לַעְזֹר, לַהֲדַדְעֶזֶר מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָה; וַיַּךְ דָּוִד בַּאֲרָם, עֶשְׂרִים-וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף אִישׁ. | 5 And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men. |
| ו וַיָּשֶׂם דָּוִד נְצִבִים, בַּאֲרַם דַּמֶּשֶׂק, וַתְּהִי אֲרָם לְדָוִד, לַעֲבָדִים נוֹשְׂאֵי מִנְחָה; וַיֹּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶת-דָּוִד, בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָךְ. | 6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought presents. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. |
| ז וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד, אֵת שִׁלְטֵי הַזָּהָב, אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ, אֶל עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעָזֶר; וַיְבִיאֵם, יְרוּשָׁלִָם. | 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. |
| ח וּמִבֶּטַח וּמִבֵּרֹתַי, עָרֵי הֲדַדְעָזֶר: לָקַח הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד, נְחֹשֶׁת--הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד. {ס} | 8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. {S} |
| ט וַיִּשְׁמַע, תֹּעִי מֶלֶךְ חֲמָת: כִּי הִכָּה דָוִד, אֵת כָּל-חֵיל הֲדַדְעָזֶר. | 9 And when Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, |
| י וַיִּשְׁלַח תֹּעִי אֶת-יוֹרָם-בְּנוֹ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ-דָּוִד לִשְׁאָל-לוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם וּלְבָרְכוֹ, עַל אֲשֶׁר נִלְחַם בַּהֲדַדְעֶזֶר וַיַּכֵּהוּ--כִּי-אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוֹת תֹּעִי, הָיָה הֲדַדְעָזֶר; וּבְיָדוֹ, הָיוּ כְּלֵי-כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי-זָהָב--וּכְלֵי נְחֹשֶׁת. | 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 he brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass. |
| יא גַּם-אֹתָם, הִקְדִּישׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד לַיהוָה, עִם-הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר הִקְדִּישׁ, מִכָּל-הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר כִּבֵּשׁ. | 11 These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued: |
| יב מֵאֲרָם וּמִמּוֹאָב וּמִבְּנֵי עַמּוֹן, וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּים וּמֵעֲמָלֵק, וּמִשְּׁלַל הֲדַדְעֶזֶר בֶּן-רְחֹב, מֶלֶךְ צוֹבָה. | 12 of Aram, 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. |
| יג וַיַּעַשׂ דָּוִד, שֵׁם, בְּשֻׁבוֹ, מֵהַכּוֹתוֹ אֶת-אֲרָם בְּגֵיא-מֶלַח--שְׁמוֹנָה עָשָׂר, אָלֶף. | 13 And David got him a name when he returned from smiting the Arameans in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men. |
| יד וַיָּשֶׂם בֶּאֱדוֹם נְצִבִים, בְּכָל-אֱדוֹם שָׂם נְצִבִים, וַיְהִי כָל-אֱדוֹם, עֲבָדִים לְדָוִד; וַיּוֹשַׁע יְהוָה אֶת-דָּוִד, בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר הָלָךְ. | 14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went. |
| טו וַיִּמְלֹךְ דָּוִד, עַל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וַיְהִי דָוִד, עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה--לְכָל-עַמּוֹ. | 15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people. |
| טז וְיוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה, עַל-הַצָּבָא; וִיהוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן-אֲחִילוּד, מַזְכִּיר. | 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; |
| יז וְצָדוֹק בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב וַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֶבְיָתָר, כֹּהֲנִים; וּשְׂרָיָה, סוֹפֵר. | 17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe; |
| יח וּבְנָיָהוּ, בֶּן-יְהוֹיָדָע, וְהַכְּרֵתִי, וְהַפְּלֵתִי; וּבְנֵי דָוִד, כֹּהֲנִים הָיוּ. {ס} | 18 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief ministers. {S} |