1 ¶ 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.

After this David won the war against the Philistines and put them under his power. He took Gath and its towns from the Philistines.

2 A nd he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David’s slaves, bringing him presents.

He won the war against Moab. And the Moabites were made to work for David, bringing taxes to him.

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

David won the war against King Hadadezer of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to bring his power to the Euphrates River.

4 A nd David took from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved those of one hundred chariots.

David took from him 1, 000 war-wagons, 7, 000 horsemen, and 20, 000 foot soldiers. And he cut the legs of all but 100 war-wagon horses.

5 A nd when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer, king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

The Syrians of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah. But David killed 22, 000 of the Syrian men.

6 T hen David put garrisons in Syria, the Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became David’s slaves, bringing him presents. For the LORD saved David wherever he went.

Then David put soldiers in Syria of Damascus. And the Syrians became servants to David, paying taxes. The Lord helped David in every place he went.

7 A nd David took the shields of gold that the slaves of Hadarezer carried and brought them to Jerusalem.

David took the battle-coverings of gold which were carried by Hadadezer’s servants, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 L ikewise from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, with which Solomon made the brasen sea and the pillars and the vessels of brass.

He took a very large amount of brass from Hadadezer’s cities, Tibhath and Cun. This was the brass Solomon used to make the brass pool, the pillars, and the brass pots.

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

King Tou of Hamath heard that David had won the war against all the army of King Hadadezer of Zobah.

10 h e sent Hadoram, his son, to King David, to greet him and to bless him because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him, for Hadarezer had war with Tou. And he sent him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass,

So he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to greet him and give honor to him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and won. For Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of things of gold and silver and brass.

11 w hich King David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these Gentiles, from Edom and from Moab and from the sons of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek.

King David set these apart to the Lord, with the silver and gold he had carried away from all the nations. He took things from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.

12 M oreover, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, smote Edom in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand men.

Abishai the son of Zeruiah won the war from 18, 000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

13 A nd he put a garrison in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s slaves. Thus the LORD saved David wherever he went.

Then he put soldiers in Edom. And the Edomites became servants to David. The Lord helped David every place he went.

14 S o David reigned over all Israel and executed judgment and righteousness among all his people.

So David ruled over all Israel. He did what was fair and right and good for all his people.

15 A nd Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the host; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, writer of the chronicles;

Joab the son of Zeruiah was captain of the army. Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud wrote down the things of the nation.

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

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were religious leaders. Shavsha was the one who writes everything down.

17 a nd Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were first, at the hand of the king.

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David were leaders at the king’s side.