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David’s Further Conquests(A)

8 After this it came to pass that David [a]attacked the Philistines and subdued them. And David took [b]Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.

2 Then (B)he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s (C)servants, and (D)brought tribute.

3 David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of (E)Zobah, as he went to recover (F)his territory at the River Euphrates. 4 David took from him one thousand chariots, [c]seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David (G)hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.

5 (H)When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. So (I)the Lord preserved David wherever he went. 7 And David took (J)the shields of gold that had belonged to the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 Also from [d]Betah and from (K)Berothai,[e] cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.

9 When [f]Toi king of (L)Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, 10 then Toi sent [g]Joram his son to King David, to [h]greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Toi); and Joram brought with him articles of silver, articles of gold, and articles of bronze. 11 King David also (M)dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold that he had dedicated from all the nations which he had subdued— 12 from [i]Syria, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the (N)Philistines, from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

13 And David made himself a (O)name when he returned from killing (P)eighteen thousand [j]Syrians in (Q)the Valley of Salt. 14 He also put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and (R)all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David wherever he went.

David’s Administration(S)

15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people. 16 (T)Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; (U)Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 17 (V)Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; [k]Seraiah was the [l]scribe; 18 (W)Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the (X)Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were [m]chief ministers.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 8:1 Lit. struck
  2. 2 Samuel 8:1 Lit. The Bridle of the Mother City
  3. 2 Samuel 8:4 seven thousand, 1 Chr. 18:4
  4. 2 Samuel 8:8 Tibhath, 1 Chr. 18:8
  5. 2 Samuel 8:8 Chun, 1 Chr. 18:8
  6. 2 Samuel 8:9 Tou, 1 Chr. 18:9
  7. 2 Samuel 8:10 Hadoram, 1 Chr. 18:10
  8. 2 Samuel 8:10 Lit. ask him of his welfare
  9. 2 Samuel 8:12 LXX, Syr., Heb. mss. Edom
  10. 2 Samuel 8:13 LXX, Syr., Heb. mss. Edomites and 1 Chr. 18:12
  11. 2 Samuel 8:17 Shavsha, 1 Chr. 18:16
  12. 2 Samuel 8:17 secretary
  13. 2 Samuel 8:18 Lit. priests
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8 And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah 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.

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David soumet les peuples voisins(A)

8 Par la suite, David vainquit les Philistins et les humilia ; il leur arracha leur capitale. 2 Il battit aussi les Moabites[a]. Il fit coucher les prisonniers par terre et les mesura au cordeau. Il fit mettre à mort deux longueurs de cordeau d’hommes sur trois et accorda la vie sauve aux autres. Ainsi, les Moabites furent assujettis à David et lui payèrent un tribut. 3 Puis David battit Hadadézer, fils de Rehob et roi de Tsoba[b], pendant qu’il était en campagne pour rétablir sa domination sur le Haut-Euphrate. 4 David lui captura un « millier »[c] de chars, sept « milliers »[d] de soldats sur char et vingt « milliers » de fantassins. Il conserva une centaine de chevaux d’attelage et fit couper les jarrets à tous les autres.

5 Les Syriens de Damas envoyèrent du secours à Hadadézer, roi de Tsoba, mais David battit également les Syriens au nombre de vingt-deux mille hommes. 6 Puis il installa des garnisons[e] sur le territoire syrien de Damas, et les Syriens lui furent assujettis et durent lui payer un tribut. Ainsi l’Eternel accorda la victoire à David dans toutes ses campagnes militaires. 7 David s’empara des boucliers d’or que portaient les soldats de Hadadézer et il les fit porter à Jérusalem. 8 A Bétah[f] et à Bérotaï, villes du roi Hadadézer, il enleva une énorme quantité de bronze.

9 Lorsque Toï, le roi de Hamath[g], apprit que David avait défait toute l’armée de Hadadézer, 10 il lui envoya son fils Yoram pour lui transmettre ses salutations et ses félicitations d’avoir attaqué et vaincu Hadadézer avec lequel Toï avait été continuellement en guerre. Yoram apporta avec lui toutes sortes d’objets d’argent, d’or et de bronze. 11 Le roi David les consacra à l’Eternel, comme il avait consacré l’argent et l’or des peuples qu’il avait vaincus, 12 c’est-à-dire des Edomites[h], des Moabites, des Ammonites, des Philistins et des Amalécites, ainsi que tout le butin enlevé à Hadadézer, fils de Rehob et roi de Tsoba.

13 David devint encore plus célèbre après son retour d’une campagne où il avait battu dix-huit mille Edomites[i] dans la vallée du Sel[j]. 14 Après cela, il établit des garnisons[k] en Edom, dans tout le pays, et tous les Edomites lui furent assujettis. L’Eternel donnait la victoire à David dans toutes ses campagnes militaires.

Les hauts fonctionnaires de David(B)

15 David régna sur tout Israël ; il administrait le droit et rendait la justice pour tout son peuple. 16 Joab, fils de Tserouya[l], était à la tête de l’armée ; Josaphat, fils d’Ahiloud, était archiviste ; 17 Tsadoq, fils d’Ahitoub[m], et Abiatar, fils d’Ahimélek[n], étaient prêtres ; Seraya était secrétaire. 18 Benaya, fils de Yehoyada, commandait les Kérétiens et les Pélétiens[o], tandis que les fils de David étaient ses administrateurs[p].

Footnotes

  1. 8.2 Descendants de Loth (Gn 19.37) qui occupaient le territoire à l’est de la mer Morte. Saül les avait déjà combattus (1 S 14.47). David y avait placé ses parents (1 S 22.3-4) pendant son exil, étant lui-même descendant d’une Moabite (voir Rt 1.22 ; 4.22).
  2. 8.3 Royaume syrien situé au nord de Damas entre le Liban et l’Anti-Liban, sur la frontière nord d’Israël. Saül l’avait déjà combattu (1 S 14.47).
  3. 8.4 Voir note 2 S 6.1.
  4. 8.4 D’après le manuscrit hébreu de Qumrân et 1 Ch 18.4 ; le texte hébreu traditionnel a : mille sept cents.
  5. 8.6 Autre traduction : préfets.
  6. 8.8 Certains manuscrits de l’ancienne version grecque et 1 Ch 18.8 ont : Tébah.
  7. 8.9 Grande ville sur l’Oronte (Es 10.9 ; Za 9.2), appelée Epiphania par les Grecs.
  8. 8.12 D’après certains manuscrits hébreux, l’ancienne version grecque, la version syriaque et 1 Ch 18.11. La plupart des manuscrits hébreux ont : Syriens.
  9. 8.13 D’après certains manuscrits hébreux, l’ancienne version grecque, la version syriaque et 1 Ch 18.12. La plupart des manuscrits hébreux ont : Syriens.
  10. 8.13 Au sud de la mer Morte, vers le golfe d’Aqaba.
  11. 8.14 Autre traduction : préfets.
  12. 8.16 Neveu de David (voir 2.13 et note).
  13. 8.17 Descendant d’Eléazar, fils d’Aaron (voir 1 Ch 6.35-38 ; 24.1-3). Tsadoq restera fidèle à David durant tout son règne (15.24-29 ; 17.15-16 ; 19.12) et donnera l’onction à Salomon comme successeur du roi (1 R 1.8, 45 ; 2.35 ; 4.4).
  14. 8.17 Selon la version syriaque (voir 1 S 22.20 ; 23.6 ; 30.7), le texte hébreu traditionnel a : Ahimélek, fils d’Abiatar.
  15. 8.18 Les Kérétiens et les Pélétiens étaient des mercenaires étrangers, les premiers originaires de Crète, les seconds probablement de Philistie. Ils sont souvent mentionnés comme gardes royaux (15.18 ; 20.7 ; 1 R 1.38, 44 ; voir 1 S 30.14).
  16. 8.18 Le texte hébreu traditionnel a : prêtres. Les deux mots se ressemblent en hébreu. Les fils de David, n’étant pas des descendants d’Aaron, ne pouvaient être prêtres.
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