1 Cronache 18
La Nuova Diodati
18 Dopo queste cose, Davide sconfisse i Filistei e li umiliò, e tolse di mano ai Filistei Gath e i suoi villaggi limitrofi.
2 Sconfisse pure i Moabiti; e i Moabiti divennero sudditi e tributari di Davide.
3 Davide sconfisse inoltre Hadarezer, re di Tsobah, fino a Hamath, mentre egli andava a stabilire il suo dominio lungo il fiume Eufrate.
4 Davide gli prese mille carri, settemila cavalieri e ventimila fanti. Davide tagliò pure i garetti a tutti i cavalli, ma ne risparmiò abbastanza per cento carri
5 Quando i Siri, di Damasco vennero per soccorrere Hadarezer, re di Tsobah, Davide uccise ventiduemila uomini dei Siri.
6 Poi Davide mise delle guarnigioni nella Siria, di Damasco, e i Siri divennero sudditi e tributari di Davide; e l'Eterno proteggeva Davide dovunque egli andava.
7 Davide prese gli scudi d'oro che i servi di Hadarezer avevano con sé e li portò a Gerusalemme.
8 Davide prese anche una grande quantità di bronzo a Tibhath e a Kun, città di Hadarezer. Con questo Salomone fece il mare di bronzo, le colonne, e gli utensili di bronzo.
9 Quando Tou, re di Hamath, venne a sapere che Davide aveva sconfitto tutto l'esercito di Hadarezer, redi Tsobah,
10 mandò al re Davide Hadoram, suo figlio, per salutarlo e per benedirlo, perché aveva mosso guerra a Hadarezer e l'aveva sconfitto (Hadarezer era sempre in guerra con Tou); e Hadoram portò con sé ogni sorta di vasi d'oro, d'argento e di bronzo.
11 Il re Davide consacrò anche questi all'Eterno, come aveva già consacrato l'argento e l'oro che aveva preso a tutte le nazioni, e cioè, agli Edomiti, ai Moabiti, agli Ammoniti, ai Filistei e agli Amalekiti.
12 Inoltre Abishai, figlio di Tseruiah, sconfisse diciottomila Edomiti nella valle del Sale.
13 Pose guarnigioni anche in Idumea e tutti gli Edomiti divennero sudditi di Davide; e l'Eterno proteggeva Davide dovunque egli andava.
14 Cosí Davide regnò su tutto Israele, pronunciando giudizi e amministrando la giustizia a tutto il suo popolo.
15 Joab, figlio di Tseruiah, era capo dell'esercito; Giosafat, figlio di Ahilud, era archivista;
16 Tsadok, figlio di Ahitub, e Abimelek, figlio di Abiathar, erano sacerdoti; Shavsha era segretario;
17 Benaiah, figlio di Jehoiada, era capo dei Kerethei e dei Pelethei, i figli di Davide erano i primi al fianco del re.
1 Chronicles 18
English Standard Version
David Defeats His Enemies
18 (A)After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 David also defeated (B)Hadadezer king of (C)Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument[a] at the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him 1,000 chariots, (D)7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots. 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king (E)of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons[b] in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David[c] wherever he went. 7 And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 And from (F)Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze. (G)With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.
9 When (H)Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king (I)of Zobah, 10 he sent his son (J)Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against (K)Hadadezer and defeated him; for (L)Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And he sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and of bronze. 11 These also King David dedicated to the Lord, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from (M)Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 And (N)Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
David's Administration
14 So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people. 15 And (O)Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 (P)and Zadok the son of Ahitub and (Q)Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and (R)Shavsha was secretary; 17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the (S)chief officials in the service of the king.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 18:3 Hebrew hand
- 1 Chronicles 18:6 Septuagint, Vulgate, 2 Samuel 8:6 (compare Syriac); Hebrew lacks garrisons
- 1 Chronicles 18:6 Hebrew the Lord saved David; also verse 13
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