1David besejrede efterhånden filistrene fuldstændigt og undertvang dem ved at indtage deres hovedstad.2Han besejrede også moabitterne. Han lod dem lægge sig ned i lange rækker, hvorefter han afmålte dem med en målesnor: To snorlængder blev slået ihjel, en snorlængde fik lov at leve. De overlevende blev Davids skattepligtige undersåtter.3Kong Hadadezer af Zoba, Rehobs søn, forsøgte at generobre sit gamle territorium syd for Eufratfloden,* men David besejrede ham.4Ved den lejlighed erobrede David 1000 stridsvogne* og tog 7000* ryttere og 20.000 fodfolk til fange. Han skar haserne over på 90 procent af hestene.5Da aramæerne rykkede ud fra Damaskus for at hjælpe Hadadezer, huggede David 22.000 af dem ned.6I Damaskusområdet udstationerede han flere garnisoner og indlemmede aramæerne blandt sine skattepligtige undersåtter. Herren gav David sejr over alle hans fjender.7David beslaglagde alle de guldskjolde, som kong Hadadezers officerer havde brugt, og førte dem til Jerusalem8sammen med en stor ladning kobber fra byerne Teba og Berotaj.9Da kong Toi af Hamat* hørte om Davids triumf over Hadadezers hær,10sendte han sin søn Joram af sted for at lykønske ham. Hadadezer og Toi var nemlig ærkefjender. Joram forærede David mange gaver af sølv, guld og bronze,11og David indviede dem til Herren sammen med det guld og sølv, han havde taget i krigsbytte fra edomitterne, moabitterne, ammonitterne, filistrene, amalekitterne og kong Hadadezers hær.13Således voksede Davids ry ude omkring. På hjemvejen fra kampene mod nord tilintetgjorde han 18.000 edomitter i Saltdalen,14hvorefter 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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15David var en retfærdig konge i Israel, der gav alle en fair behandling.16Joab var øverstbefalende for hæren; Joshafat, Ahiluds søn, var kongens øverste embedsmand med ansvar for arkiverne;17Zadok, Ahitubs søn, og Ahimelek, Ebjatars søn,* var de ledende præster; Seraja var statssekretær;18Benaja, Jojadas søn, var chef for livgarden; og Davids egne sønner havde ledende stillinger ved hoffet.
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David’s Victories
1After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.2And he defeated Moab and he measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground. Two lines he measured to be put to death, and one full line to be spared. And the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.3David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates.4And David took from him 1,700 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left enough for 100 chariots.5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.6Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.7And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.8And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took very much bronze.9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer,10Toi sent his son Joram 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 Toi. And Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold, and of bronze.11These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he dedicated from all the nations he subdued,12from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.14Then he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
David’s Officials
15So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.16Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder,17and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Seraiah was secretary,18and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over* the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were priests.
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