حروب داود
(1أخ 18:1-13)1 وبَعدَ ذلِكَ تغلَّبَ داوُدُ على الفِلسطيِّينَ وأذَلَّهُم، وأخذَ السُّلطَةَ مِنْ أيديهِم. 2 وتغلَّبَ على الموآبـيِّينَ ومدَّدَ أسراهُم على الأرضِ وقاسَهُم بالحَبلِ. فقَتلَ منهُم ثُلثَينِ وأبقى على الثُّلثِ، وصارَ الموآبـيُّونَ عبـيدا لَه يُؤدُّونَ الجِزيَةَ.
3 وتغَلَّبَ داوُدُ على هددَعزَرَ بنِ رحوبَ ملِكِ صوبَةَ الّذي كانَ ذاهبا ليَستَرِدَّ سُلطَتَهُ على نهرِ الفُراتِ. 4 وأخذَ مِنهُ ألفا وسبعَ مئةِ فارسٍ وعشرينَ ألفا مِنَ المُشاةِ وقطَعَ مفاصِلَ أرجُلِ خَيلِ جميعِ المركباتِ وأبقى مِنها ما يكفي لمِئةِ مركبةٍ. 5 فجاءَ الآراميُّونَ مِنْ دِمشقَ لنَجدَةِ هددَعزَرَ مَلِكِ صوبَةَ، فقتلَ داوُدُ مِنهُم اثنينِ وعشرينَ ألفَ رجُلٍ، 6 وأقامَ حُكَّاما علَيهِم، فصارَ الآراميُّونَ عبـيدا لَه يُؤدُّونَ الجِزيَةَ. ونصَرَهُ الرّبُّ حيثُما توجَّهَ. 7 وأخذَ داوُدُ تُروسَ الذَّهبِ الّتي كانَت معَ رِجالِ هددَعزَرَ وجاءَ بها إلى أورُشليمَ 8 كذلِكَ أخذَ مِنْ باطِحَ وبـيرَوثاي، مدينَتَي هددَعزَرَ، نُحاسا كثيرا جِدًّا.
9 وسمِعَ توعي مَلِكُ حَماةَ أنَّ داوُدَ كسَرَ جيشَ هددَعزَرَ 10 فأرسَلَ إليهِ ابنَهُ يورامَ ليُسلِّمَ علَيهِ ويُهَنِّئَهُ لأنَّه قاتلَ هددَعزَرَ وكسَرَه، وهوَ الّذي كانَت لَه حُروبٌ معَهُ. وحمَلَ يورامُ إلى داوُدَ آنيةً مِنَ الفضَّةِ والذَّهبِ والنُّحاسِ. 11 وهذِهِ أيضا كرَّسَها المَلِكُ داوُدُ للرّبِّ، في ما كرَّسَ مِنْ فضَّةٍ وذهَبٍ أخَذَها مِنْ جميعِ الشُّعوبِ الّذينَ أخضَعَهُم 12 مِنَ الآراميِّينَ والموآبـيِّين وبَني عمُّونَ والفِلسطيِّينَ والعَماليقيِّينَ، وما غنِمَهُ مِنْ هددَعزَرَ بنِ رحوبَ مَلكِ صوبةَ.
13 وزادَ داوُدُ شُهرَةً عِندَ رُجوعِهِ، بَعدَ ما قتلَ ثمانيةَ عشَرَ ألفا مِنَ الآدوميِّينَ في وادي المِلحِ. 14 وأقامَ في أدومَ كُلِّها حُكَّاما وصارَ جميعُهُم عبـيدا لَه. ونصَرَهُ الرّبُّ حيثُما توجَّهَ.
15 وملَكَ داوُدُ على جميعِ بَني إِسرائيلَ، وكانَ يحكُمُ بالعَدلِ والإنصافِ. 16 وكانَ يوآبُ بنُ صرويَّةَ قائدا للجيشِ، ويوشافاطُ بنُ أخيلودَ مُسَجِّلا، 17 وصادوقُ بنُ أخيطوبَ وأخيمالِكُ بنُ أبـياثارَ كاهنَينِ، وسرايا كاتبا في الدِّيوانِ. 18 وبناياهو بنُ يَوياداعَ قائدا لحَرسِ المَلكِ، وبَنو داوُدَ كانوا كَهنَةً.
1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3 ¶ David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots , and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses , but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
9 ¶ When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men .
14 ¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; 18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.