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.
Davidi dandi torogu ǃnâ
(1 Kroniks 18:1-17)1 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge Davida ǁkhawa Filisteǁîn ǃoagu torodī, ǁîna dan tsî gaoǂamsis âna ge ǀamǀam.
2 ǁÎb ge ǁkhāti Moabǁîn ona ge dan. ǁÎb ge ǁîna ǃnona ǃnandi ǃnâ ǃhūb ai ge ǁgoe kai; ǀgam ǃnanra dina ǃgamhen nîse tsî ǀguis dina ûin nîse. Nētin ge Moabǁîna ge Davidi ǃgā kai tsî ǁîba ǁgui-aimarisa gere matare.
3 Davidi ge ǀgaib âbab ge Eufratǃāb tawa ǁapoǁapoǃgûsī, o Sobas gao-aob Hadad-Eseri, Rehob ôab ǃoagu torodī tsî ǁîba ge dan. 4 ǁÎba xub ge Davida ǀguiǀoadisi tsî hûkaidisi hāǃgapi-aogu tsî ǀgamdisiǀoadisi ǀnūtoroǃkhamaogu tsîna ge ū. ǁÎb ge ǀguikaidisi torokunidi ǃaroma ǂâu hâ hāgu ǀguiga ū tsî naugu hoaga ge ǃkhaiǃnôa.
5 Siriaǁîgu Damaskus digu ge gao-aob Hadad-Esera gu nî huise a hā, xaweb ge Davida ǁîgu ǃoagu ǃkham tsî ǀgamdisiǀgamǀaǀoadisi khoega ge ǃgam. 6 Tsîb ge toroǂnubide Damaskus, Siriab dis ǀkharigu ǃnâ ge ūhâ i, tsîn ge Siriaǁîna ǁîb ǃgā kai tsî ǁgui-aimarisa gere matare bi. ǃKhūb ge Davida torodīǃgûb gere ǃkhaidi hoadi tawa dansa gere mā. 7 Davidi ge ǃhuniǀuri ǁkhaukhōdi Hadad-Eseri toroǃkhamaogu dide ū tsî Jerusalems ǁga ge ǃgû-ū. 8 Hadad-Eseri ǃāra, Betaxs tsî Berotais tsîra xub ge gao-aob Davida kaise ǂgui brons-e ge ū.
9 Tsî Hamats gao-aob Toib ge Davidi ge hoaraga toroǂnubis Hadad-Eseri disa dan ǃkhaisab ge ǁnâuo, 10 ǁîb ôab Joramma gao-aob Davidi ǁga ge sî, ǁîba ǂkhaisidî tsîb ǃgâiǃgâba nî ǁkhoreba biga Hadad-Eserab ge dan ǃkhais ǀkha, Hadad-Eseri ge hoaǁae Toib ǃoagu gere torodī amaga. Jorammi ge Davida ǃhuniǀuri, ǀhaiǀuri tsî brons ǀkhaexūna ge hā-ūba. 11 Gao-aob Davidi ge nēn hoana ǃKhūba ge khaiba, ǃhaodi hîab ge dande xub ge ū ǀhaiǀurib tsî ǃhuniǀurib tsîn ǀkha. 12 Edomǁîn, Moabǁîn, Amonǁîn, Filisteǁîn tsî Amalekǁîn tsî Hadad-Eseri, Sobas gao-aoba xub ge ūn tsînab ge ǃKhūba ge khaiba.
13 Davidi ge disiǁkhaisaǀaǀoadisi Edomǁîgab ge ǂŌxaǃgoaǃnāb ǃnâ ǃgams ǀkha kai ǀonsa ge dībasen. 14 ǁÎb ge toroǂnubide hoaraga Edommi ǃnâ ge ūhâ i, tsîn ge Edomǁîn hoana ge ǁîb di ǃgā kai. ǃKhūb ge Davida torodīb gere ǃkhai-i hoa-i ai dansa gere mā.
15 Davidi ge hoaraga Israeli ǂama ge gao-ao i, tsî ǁaes âba ǂhanub tsî ǂhanu-aisib ǀkha gere ǂgaeǂgui. 16 Serujas ôab Joab ge ge toroǂnubis ǂgaeǂgui-ao i; Ahiludi ôab Josafati ge ge gao-aob ra ǂanǂan xūn di ǂhôaǂui-ao i; 17 Ahitub ôab Sadoki tsî Abiatari ôab Ahimelexi tsîkha ge ge prister i, tsî Serajab ge ge xoa-ao i. 18 Jojadab ôab Benajab ge ge gao-aob ǃûi-aogu di mûǂamao i tsî Davidi ôagu ge ge prister i.
