1 U nd es begab sich darnach, daß David die Philister schlug und schwächte sie und nahm den Dienstzaum von der Philister Hand.

¶ 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.

2 E r schlug auch die Moabiter also zu Boden, daß er zwei Teile zum Tode brachte und einen Teil am Leben ließ. Also wurden die Moabiter David untertänig, daß sie ihm Geschenke zutrugen.

He also smote those of Moab and measured them with a line, causing them to lie down on the ground, and he measured them with two lines, with one to put to death and the other full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s slaves, bringing presents.

3 D avid schlug auch Hadadeser, den Sohn Rehobs, König zu Zoba, da er hinzog, seine Macht wieder zu holen an dem Wasser Euphrat.

David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to extend his border to the river Euphrates.

4 U nd David fing aus ihnen tausendundsiebenhundert Reiter und zwanzigtausend Mann Fußvolk und verlähmte alle Rosse der Wagen und behielt übrig hundert Wagen.

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

5 E s kamen aber die Syrer von Damaskus, zu helfen Hadadeser, dem König zu Zoba; und David schlug der Syrer zweiundzwanzigtausend Mann

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

6 u nd legte Volk in das Syrien von Damaskus. Also ward Syrien David untertänig, daß sie ihm Geschenke zutrugen. Denn der HERR half David, wo er hin zog.

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became slaves to David, bringing presents. And the LORD saved David wherever he went.

7 U nd David nahm die goldenen Schilde, die Hadadesers Knechte gehabt hatten, und brachte sie gen Jerusalem.

And David took the shields of gold that were on the slaves of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

8 A ber von Betah und Berothai, den Städten Hadadesers, nahm der König David sehr viel Erz.

Likewise from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of brass.

9 D a aber Thoi, der König zu Hamath, hörte, daß David hatte alle Macht des Hadadesers geschlagen,

¶ When Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

10 s andte er Joram, seinen Sohn, zu David, ihn freundlich zu grüßen und ihn zu segnen, daß er wider Hadadeser gestritten und ihn geschlagen hatte (denn Thoi hatte einen Streit mit Hadadeser): und er hatte mit sich silberne, goldene und eherne Kleinode,

then Toi sent Joram, his son, unto King David, to greet him peacefully and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and smitten him, for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass in his hand,

11 w elche der König David auch dem HERR heiligte samt dem Silber und Gold, das er heiligte von allen Heiden, die er unter sich gebracht;

which King David dedicated unto the LORD with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all Gentiles which he subdued

12 v on Syrien, von Moab, von den Kindern Ammon, von den Philistern, von Amalek, von der Beute Hadadesers, des Sohnes Rehobs, König zu Zoba.

of the Syrians and of the Moabites and of the sons of Ammon and of the Philistines and of Amalekites and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 A uch machte sich David einen Namen da er wiederkam von der Syrer Schlacht und schlug im Salztal achtzehntausend Mann,

And David received fame when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt eighteen thousand men.

14 u nd legte Volk in ganz Edom, und ganz Edom war David unterworfen; denn der HERR half David, wo er hin zog.

And he put garrisons in Edom; he put garrisons throughout all Edom, and all those of Edom became David’s slaves. And the LORD saved David wherever he went.

15 A lso war David König über ganz Israel, und schaffte Recht und Gerechtigkeit allem Volk.

¶ And David reigned over all Israel, and David executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.

16 J oab, der Zeruja Sohn, war über das Heer; Josaphat aber, der Sohn Ahiluds war Kanzler;

And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the host, and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the writer of chronicles;

17 Z adok, der Sohn Ahitobs, und Ahimelech, der Sohn Abjathars, waren Priester; Seraja war Schreiber;

and Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests, and Seraiah was the scribe,

18 B enaja, der Sohn Jojadas, war über die Krether und Plether, und die Söhne Davids waren Priester.

and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.