1 Chronicles 18
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David Wins Over Different Nations
18 Later, David attacked the Philistines and defeated them. He took the town of Gath and the other small towns around it from the Philistines.
2 Then David defeated the country of Moab. The Moabites became David’s servants and brought tribute to him.
3 David also fought against Hadadezer’s army. Hadadezer was the king of Zobah. David fought against that army all the way to the town of Hamath. David did this when he went to set up a monument for himself at the Euphrates River.[a] 4 David took 1000 chariots, 7000 chariot drivers, and 20,000 soldiers from Hadadezer. David also crippled most of Hadadezer’s horses that were used for pulling chariots. But David saved enough horses to pull 100 chariots.
5 The Arameans from the city of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah. But David defeated and killed 22,000 Aramean soldiers. 6 Then David put fortresses in the city of Damascus in Aram. The Arameans became David’s servants and brought tribute to him. So the Lord gave victory to David everywhere he went.
7 David took the gold shields from Hadadezer’s army leaders and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 David also took much bronze from the towns of Tebah and Cun. These towns belonged to Hadadezer. Later, Solomon used this bronze to make the bronze tank,[b] the bronze columns, and other things made from bronze for the Temple.
9 Tou was king of the city of Hamath. Hadadezer was the king of Zobah. Tou heard that David had defeated all of Hadadezer’s army. 10 So Tou sent his son Hadoram to King David to ask for peace and to bless him. He did this because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him. Hadadezer had been at war with Tou before. Hadoram gave David all kinds of things made of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 King David made these things holy and gave them to the Lord. David did the same thing with all the silver and gold he had gotten from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites.
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 Abishai also put fortresses in Edom and all the Edomites became David’s servants. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went.
David’s Important Officials
14 David was king over all Israel. He did what was right and fair for everyone. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was the commander of David’s army. Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud wrote about the things David did. 16 Zadok and Abimelech were the priests. Zadok was Ahitub’s son, and Abimelech was Abiathar’s son. Shavsha was the scribe. 17 Benaiah was responsible for leading the Kerethites and Pelethites.[c] Benaiah was Jehoiada’s son. And David’s sons were important officials. They served at King David’s side.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 18:3 David did this … the Euphrates River Or “David did this because Hadadezer tried to spread his kingdom all the way to the Euphrates River.”
- 1 Chronicles 18:8 tank A very large container for water.
- 1 Chronicles 18:17 Kerethites and Pelethites These were the king’s bodyguards.
1 Chronicles 18
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 18
David’s Conquests.[a] 1 After this, David defeated the Philistines. He subdued Gath and took it and its dependent towns from the Philistines.
2 He struck down Moab, and the Moabites became David’s vassals and brought him tribute.
3 The king defeated Hadadezer, the king of Zobah up to Hamath when he went forth to establish his power along the Euphrates River. 4 David took one thousand chariots from him, as well as seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. David hamstrung the chariot horses, keeping one hundred chariots for himself.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Arameans. 6 David then stationed men in Damascus of the Arameans, and the Arameans became David’s vassals, bringing him tribute. The Lord guarded over David wherever he went.
7 David took the gold shields from Hadadezer’s servants, and he brought them to Jerusalem. 8 He also brought large quantities of bronze from Tibhath and Cun, Hadadezer’s cities. Solomon used the bronze to make the sea, the pillars, and vessels.
9 When Tou, the king of Hamath, heard how David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was at war with Tou. He brought him objects of gold, silver, and bronze. 11 King David dedicated them to the Lord along with the gold and the silver that he had taken from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 In addition to this, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He also established outposts in Edom, so that all of Edom became David’s vassals. The Lord guarded over David wherever he went.
14 David reigned over all of Israel, and he gave judgment and justice to all of his people. 15 Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was the commander of the army, and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the archivist.
16 Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were the priests, and Shavsha was the scribe. 17 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were the officials of the king.[b]
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 18:1 Combining the main accounts given of wars in 2 Sam 8; 10; 12; 21, the author composes a large-scale page of military history. His intention is to show how God blessed the man he had chosen as leader of his people.
- 1 Chronicles 18:17 In the parallel passage in 2 Sam 8:18, David’s sons are described as priests. The Chronicler suppresses this bit of information. In his view, the priesthood is reserved exclusively to the descendants of Levi, a tribe to which King David did not belong. We see here a greater strictness in the conception of the priesthood.
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.
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