1 Chronicles 18

In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.

وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ هَزَمَ دَاوُدُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَأَخْضَعَهُمْ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى جَتَّ وَضِيَاعِهَا مِنْهُمْ.

David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.

وَقَهَرَ الْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَاسْتَعْبَدَهُمْ، فَصَارُوا يُؤَدُّونَ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ.

Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at^[a] the Euphrates River.

وَهَاجَمَ دَاوُدُ هَدَدْعَزَرَ مَلِكَ صُوبَةَ فِي حَمَاةَ حِينَ ذَهَبَ لِفَرْضِ سُلْطَتِهِ عِنْدَ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ،

David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

وَاسْتَوْلَى دَاوُدُ عَلَى أَلْفِ مَرْكَبَةٍ مِنْ مَرْكَبَاتِهِ، وَأَسَرَ سَبْعَةَ آلافِ فَارِسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَاجِلٍ، وَعَرْقَبَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ خَيْلِ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ. وَلَمْ يُبْقِ لِنَفْسِهِ سِوَى مِئَةِ مَرْكَبَةٍ.

When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

وَعِنْدَمَا أَسْرَعَ أَرَامِيُّو دِمَشْقَ لِنَجْدَةِ هَدَدْعَزَرَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ قَتَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ،

He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

وَأَقَامَ حَامِيَةً فِي أَرَامَ دِمَشْقَ، فَصَارَ الأَرَامِيُّونَ خَاضِعِينَ لِدَاوُدَ يُؤَدُّونَ لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ. وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ يَنْصُرُ دَاوُدَ أَيْنَمَا تَوَجَّهَ.

David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

وَغَنِمَ دَاوُدُ أَتْرَاسَ الذَّهَبِ الَّتِي كَانَ يَحْمِلُهَا ضُبَّاطُ هَدَدْعَزَرَ وَأَتَى بِها إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ،

From Tebah^[b] and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles.

كَمَا نَقَلَ كَمِّيَّةً هَائِلَةً مِنَ النُّحَاسِ مِنْ مَدِينَتَيْ طَبْحَةَ وَخُونَ مَدِينَتَيْ هَدَدْعَزَرَ فَعَمِلَ مِنْهَا سُلَيْمَانُ بِرْكَةَ النُّحَاسِ وَالأَعْمِدَةَ وَآنِيَةَ النُّحَاسِ.

When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ تُوعُو مَلِكُ حَمَاةَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ دَحَرَ جَيْشَ هَدَدْعَزَرَ مَلِكِ صُوبَةَ،

he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.

أَرْسَلَ هَدُورَامَ ابْنَهُ إِلَى الْمَلِكِ دَاوُدَ مُحَمَّلاً بِهَدَايَا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ وَنُحَاسٍ، لِيُهَنِّئَهُ وَيُبَارِكَهُ، لأَنَّهُ هَزَمَ هَدَدْعَزَرَ، إذْ إِنَّ هَدَدْعَزَرَ كَانَ دَائِماً يَشُنُّ عَلَيْهِ حُرُوباً.

King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.

فَخَصَّصَ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّبِّ هَذِهِ الْهَدَايَا مَعَ كُلِّ مَا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ مِمَّا غَنِمَهُ مِنَ الأُمَمِ كَالأَدُومِيِّينَ وَالْمُوآبِيِّينَ وَالْعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَالْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَعَمَالِيقَ.

Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

وَقَضَى أَبْشَايُ ابْنُ صَرُويَةَ عَلَى ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً مِنَ الأَدُومِيِّينَ فِي وَادِي الْمِلْحِ،

He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.

David’s Officials

وَأَقَامَ حَامِيَةً مِنْ جُنُودِهِ فِي بِلادِ أَدُومَ، فَصَارَ جَمِيعُ الأَدُومِيِّينَ خَاضِعِينَ لِدَاوُدَ. وَكَانَ الرَّبُّ يَنْصُرُ دَاوُدَ أَيْنَمَا تَوَجَّهَ.

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David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

وَمَلَكَ دَاوُدُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَعَدَلَ بَيْنَ شَعْبِهِ وَأَنْصَفَ.

Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

وَكَانَ يُوآبُ ابْنُ صَرُويَةَ قَائِدَ الْجَيْشِ، وَيهَوُشَافَاطُ بْنُ أَخِيلُودَ مُسَجِّلاً،

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek^[c] son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary;

وَصَادُوقُ بْنُ أَخِيطُوبَ وَأَبِيمَالِكُ بْنُ أَبِيَاثَارَ كَاهِنَيْنِ، وَشُوشَا أَمِينَ سِرِّ الْمَلِكِ،

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.

وَبَنَايَا بْنُ يَهُويَادَاعَ رَئِيسَ الْحَرَسِ الْمَلَكِيِّ. أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ دَاوُدَ فَكَانُوا يَتَوَلَّوْنَ مَنَاصِبَ كِبَارِ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ فِي خِدْمَةِ الْمَلِكِ.