A List of David's Victories in War
(1 Chronicles 18.1-13)1 Later, David attacked and badly defeated the Philistines. Israel was now free from their control.
2 David also defeated the Moabites. Then he made their soldiers lie down on the ground, and he measured them off with a rope. He would measure off two lengths of the rope and have those men killed, then he would measure off one length and let those men live. The people of Moab had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
3 David set out for the Euphrates River to build a monument there. On his way, he defeated the king of Zobah, whose name was Hadadezer the son of Rehob. 4 In the battle, David captured 1,700 cavalry and 20,000 foot soldiers. He also captured war chariots, but he destroyed all but 100 of them. 5 When troops from the Aramean kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them. 6 He left some of his soldiers in Damascus, and the Arameans had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.
Everywhere David went, the Lord helped him win battles.
7 Hadadezer's officers had carried their arrows in gold cases hung over their shoulders, but David took these cases and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 He also took a lot of bronze from the cities of Betah and Berothai, which had belonged to Hadadezer.
9-10 King Toi of Hamath and King Hadadezer had been enemies. So when Toi heard that David had attacked and defeated Hadadezer's whole army, he sent his son Joram to praise and congratulate David. Joram also brought him gifts made of silver, gold, and bronze. 11 David gave these to the Lord, just as he had done with the silver and gold that he had captured from 12 Edom, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, Amalek, and from King Hadadezer of Zobah.
13 David fought the Edomite army in Salt Valley and killed 18,000 of their soldiers. When he returned, he built a monument. 14 David left soldiers all through Edom, and the people of Edom had to accept him as their ruler.
Wherever David went, the Lord helped him.
A List of David's Officials
(1 Chronicles 18.14-17)15 David ruled all Israel with fairness and justice.
16 Joab the son of Zeruiah was the commander in chief of the army.
Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud kept the government records.
17 Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abiathar the son of Ahimelech, were the priests.
Seraiah was the secretary.
18 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was the commander of David's bodyguard.
David's sons were priests.
Outoṋi wa David movita
(1Eku 18:1-17)1 Kombunda yanao ombara David wa rwisa Ovafilisti ne ve havere, notja yandeka ouhona wawo.
2 David wina wa havera Ovamoab. Eye we ve rarisa pehi ne ve saneke nongoze, nu movarumendu vetatu avehe wa zepa mo vevari, na hupisa po umwe. Komuhingo mbwi Ovamoab otji va rira ovakarere ve; nowo ave mu sutu otjisuta tjouhona.
3 Tjazumba David otja havera ombara ya Soba, Hadad-Eser, omuzandu wa Rekob, Hadad-Eser tja kayarura ko ouhona we konḓonḓu Eufrat yokombanda. 4 David wa huura ovakavire 1,700, novarwe wovita vopehi 20,000; neye wa konda omisepa vyovikoti vyoukambe womatemba, ne rihupisire oukambe womatemba esere rimwe.
5 Ovasirie mba turire mOdamaskus, ve ya okuvatera Hadad-Eser, nungwari David wa zepa ovarumendu 22,000 vawo. 6 Tjazumba David wa zika ovatjevere mOaram, morukondwa rwehi ra Damaskus; nOvasirie mba va rira ovakarere va David nave mu sutu otjisuta tjouhona. Muhona otja yandja outoṋi ku David ngamwa akuhe kuya i. 7 David wina wa huura otuvao twongoldo tuyatu tjindwa i ovahongore va Hadad-Eser ne tu twara kOjerusalem. 8 Nu mObetak na mOberotai, ovihuro Hadad-Eser mbya honaparere, David wa toora mo ongoporo onyingi tjinene.
9 Toi, ombara ya Hamat, wa zuva kutja David wa haverere otjimbumba atjihe tja Hadad-Eser tjovita. 10 Toi otja hinda omuzandu we Joram kombara David okukemuminika nokukemuzerira po ouṋingandu mena rokutja wa havera Hadad-Eser, ngwa rwisirwe i Toi potuingi. Nu Joram wa pewa oviyandjewa mbya ungurwa posilveri na pongoldo na pongoporo okukeviyandja ku David. 11 Nombara ye vi yapurira Muhona puna osilveri nongoldo ndji ndji ya huura koviwaṋa imbi oyo mbi ya havera, 12 okutja okOvaedom na kOvamoab na kOvaamoni na kOvafilisti na kOvaamalek, na indji ndji ya huura ku Hadad-Eser, omuzandu wa Rekob, ombara ya Soba.
13 Nu David wa ririra ko omutjiukwa tjinene, indu tja kotoka, tja za nokuzepa Ovaedom 18,000 mOtjana tjOmongwa. 14 Neye wina wa zika ovatjevere mOedom arihe, nOvaedom avehe va rira ovakarere ve. Muhona wa yandja outoṋi ku David ngamwa akuhe kuya i.
15 David wa honaparera Israel atjihe, na zikamisa kutja ousemba nouatjiri a rire mbwa tjitwa aruhe kotjiwaṋa tje. 16 Nu Joab, omuzandu womukazendu Seruja, wa ri omuhongore wotjimbumba tjovita; nu Josafat, omuzandu wa Ahilud, wa ri omuṱakamise wovitjangwa vyouhona. 17 Sadok omuzandu wa Ahitub, na Ahimelek, omuzandu wa Abiatar, va ri ovapristeri; nu Seraja wa ri omutjangerepo wouhona. 18 Nu Benaja, omuzandu wa Jehojada, wa ri omunane wovatjevere va David wokorutu, okutja imba Ovakreti nOvapeleti; novazandu va David va ri ovapristeri.
