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.
Omafindano aDavid nomalenga aye
1 Ndele konima yoinima ei David okwa ta Ovafilisti ndele e va tula koshi yepangelo laye. Ndele David okwa kufa oshilandopangelo momake Ovafilisti. 2 Ye okwa ta yo Ovamoab. Eenghwate okwe di nangeka momikweyo nhatu. Omikweyo mbali okwe di dipaa, naumwe okwe u xupifa. NOvamoab va ninga ovapiya vaDavid ndele ve mu yandjela oifendela. 3 David okwa taataa vali Hadadeser yaRehob, ohamba yaSoba, yo eshi ya ya i ka tandavelife epangelo layo fiyo okomulonga waEufrat. 4 Ndele David okwa kwata kuye eenghwate ovalondi veenghambe eyovi nomafele aheyali novakwaita vokolupadi omayovi omilongo mbali. David okwa teta omifipa deemhando deenghambe adishe dokomatemba, ndelenee a xupifa po eenghambe efele limwe dokomatemba. 5 NOvaarami vomuDamaskus ve uya okupopila Hadadeser, ohamba yaSoba. Ndelenee David okwa ta ovalumenhu omayovi omilongo mbali naavali vomOvaarami. 6 Ndele David okwa nangeka omatanga ovakwaita muAram shaDamaskus, onghee Ovaarami va ninga ovapangelwa vaye tava yandje oifendela. NOmwene okwa yandja kuDavid omafindano keshe apa a homona. 7 Ndele David okwa kufa oikelelifo yoshingoldo, oyo ya li hai longifwa kovapiya vaHadadeser, nokwe i twala kuJerusalem. 8 Ndelenee muBetah naBerotai, omoilando yaHadadeser, David okwa kufa oshikushu shihapu unene.
9 Tou, ohamba yaHamat, eshi a uda nokutya, David a taataa omatanga aeshe ovakwaita vaHadadeser, 10 okwa tuma omona waye omumati Joram kohamba David oku mu kunda noku mu halela elao, shaashi ye a lwa naHadadeser nokwe mu taataa, osheshi Hadadeser okwa li a homona alushe Tou. Ye okwe uya kuye noinima yoshingoldo noyoshisiliveli noyoshikushu. 11 Oyo David okwe i yapulila Omwene, pamwe noshisiliveli noshingoldo osho ye a kufa koiwana aishe e i tula mepangelo laye, 12 nokutya kOvaedom nokOvamoab nokovana vaAmmoni nokOvafilisti nokOvaamaleki nomoixuulwa yokuHadadeser yaRehob, ohamba yaSoba.
13 Ndele David okwa tumbalekifa edina laye, eshi a aluka ketaatao lOvaaramea nokwa taataa Ovaedom omayovi omulongo naahetatu mefilu lomongwa. 14 Ndele David okwa tula omatanga ovakwaita muEdom ashishe. NOvaedom aveshe va ninga ovapangelwa vaDavid. NOmwene okwa yandja kuDavid omafindano keshe apa a homona.
15 Ndele David okwa pangela Israel alishe, nokwa ningila oshiwana shaye ashishe osho sha yuka nosha wapala. 16 Ndele Joab yaSeruja okwa li ondjai yomatanga ovakwaita. Ndele Josafat yaAhilud okwa li elenga ekulunhu. 17 Ndele Sadok yaAhitub naAhimelek yaAbjatar ova li ovapristeli, ndele Seraja okwa li omushangi. 18 Ndele Benaja yaJehoiada okwa li omukulunhu wOvakereti nowOvapleti, novana ovamati vaDavid va li ovapristeli.
