1.Chronik 18 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk English Standard Version

1.Chronik 18 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Davids sejre over nabofolkene

1 David besejrede efterhånden filistrene fuldstændigt og undertvang dem ved at indtage deres hovedstad, Gat, og de omliggende landsbyer. 2 Han besejrede også moabitterne og gjorde dem til sine skattepligtige undersåtter. 3 Kong Hadadezer af Zoba forsøgte at generobre sit gamle territorium syd for Eufratfloden.* Men David besejrede hans hær og forfulgte den helt til Hamat.* 4 Ved den lejlighed erobrede David 1000 stridsvogne og tog 7000 ryttere og 20.000 fodfolk til fange. Han skar haserne over på samtlige heste bortset fra 100 af dem. 5 Da aramæerne rykkede ud fra Damaskus for at hjælpe Hadadezer, huggede David 22.000 af dem ned. 6 I Damaskusområdet udstationerede han flere garnisoner og indlemmede aramæerne blandt sine skattepligtige undersåtter. Herren gav David sejr over alle hans fjender. 7 David beslaglagde alle de guldskjolde, som kong Hadadezers officerer havde brugt, og førte dem til Jerusalem 8 sammen med en stor ladning bronze fra Hadadezers byer Tibat og Kun. Det var blandt andet det bronze, kong Salomon senere brugte til at få lavet „bronzehavet” ved templet samt søjlerne og de forskellige bronzeredskaber. 9 Da kong Tou af Hamat hørte om Davids triumf over Hadadezers hær, 10 sendte han sin søn Hadoram af sted for at lykønske ham. Hadadezer og Tou var nemlig ærkefjender. Hadoram forærede David mange gaver af guld, sølv og bronze, 11 og David indviede dem til Herren sammen med det guld og sølv, han havde taget i krigsbytte fra edomitterne, moabitterne, ammonitterne, filistrene og amalekitterne. 12 I Saltdalen slog Abishaj, Zerujas søn, en edomitisk hær på 18.000 mand, 13 hvorefter han etablerede en række garnisoner i Edom, så edomitterne kom under Davids herredømme. Således gav Herren David sejr, hvor som helst han kom frem.

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14 David var en retfærdig konge i Israel, og han gav alle en fair behandling. 15 Joab var øverstbefalende for hæren; Joshafat, Ahiluds søn, var kongens øverste embedsmand med ansvar for arkiverne; 16 Zadok, Ahitubs søn, og Ahimelek, Ebjatars søn, var de ledende præster; Shavsha var statssekretær; 17 Benaja, Jojadas søn, var chef for livgarden; og Davids egne sønner var ledere ved kongens side.

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English Standard Version

David Defeats His Enemies

1 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute. 3 David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument* at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons* in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David* wherever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze. 9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. 11 These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. 12 And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

David’s Administration

14 So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people. 15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.