1 Chronicles 18

1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

1Some time later, David attacked and defeated the Philistines. He took the city of Gath and the surrounding towns from them.

2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

2He also defeated the people of Moab. The Moabites became David’s subjects and paid him taxes.

3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

3David also fought King Hadadezer of Zobah all the way to Hamath when Hadadezer went to extend his control to the Euphrates River.

4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

4David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 chariot drivers, and 20,000 foot soldiers from him. David crippled all the chariot horses except for enough to pull 100 chariots.

5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

5When the Arameans from Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.

6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

6Then David placed military outposts in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus. The Arameans became his subjects and paid him taxes. The LORD gave David victory everywhere he went.

7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

7David took the gold shields that belonged to Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

8And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

8David also took a large amount of bronze from the towns of Tibhath and Cun, which belonged to Hadadezer. Later, Solomon used this bronze to make the great bronze tank, the pillars, and the various bronze utensils for the Temple.

9And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

9When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

10he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory over Hadadezer. Tou and Hadadezer had been at war with each other. Hadoram brought all kinds of gifts made of gold, silver, and bronze.

11These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

11King David dedicated these gifts to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations: from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.

12Abishai son of Zeruiah also killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

13And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

13He put military outposts in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The LORD gave David victory everywhere he went.

14And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.

14So David reigned over all Israel, doing what was fair and right for all his people.

15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

15Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the royal historian;

16and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha was the court secretary;

17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of David’s bodyguards, the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons served as the king’s chief assistants.