2 Samuel 8

1 Sometime after this, David attacked and subdued the Philistines, taking Metheg-ammah from the them.

And it comes to pass afterward that David strikes the Philistines, and humbles them, and David takes the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground, and he measured them with a length of cord. He measured two lengths for those to be killed, and one cord length for those to be allowed to live. So he made them subject to him and required them to pay taxes.

And he strikes Moab, and measures them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measures two lines to put to death, and the fullness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are for servants to David, bearers of a present.

3 David also defeated Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he tried to enforce his control along the Euphrates River.

And David strikes Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to bring back his power by the River [Euphrates];

4 David captured from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. David hamstrung all the chariot horses—except he saved enough for 100 chariots.

and David captures from him one thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David utterly destroys the whole of the charioteers; he leaves only one hundred of their charioteers.

5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of them.

And Aram of Damascus comes to give help to Hadadezer king of Zobah, and David strikes twenty-two thousand men of Aram;

6 He placed garrisons in Aramean kingdom with its capital in Damascus, and made the Arameans subject to him and required them to pay taxes. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.

and David puts garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and Aram is for a servant to David, carrying a present; and YHWH saves David wherever he has gone;

7 David took the shields of gold that belonged to Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem.

and David takes the shields of gold which were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brings them to Jerusalem;

8 King David also took a large quantity of bronze from Betah and Berothai, towns that had belonged to Hadadezer.

and from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David has taken very much bronze.

9 When Tou, king of Hamath, learned that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

And Toi king of Hamath hears that David has struck all the force of Hadadezer,

10 he sent his son Joram to David to make friends with him and to congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer. Tou and Hadadezer had often been at war. Joram brought all kinds of gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.

and Toi sends his son Joram to King David to ask of him of welfare, and to bless him (because that he has fought against Hadadezer, and strikes him, for Hadadezer had been a man of wars [with] Toi), and in his hand have been vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze,

11 King David dedicated these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the nations he had subdued:

also King David sanctified them to YHWH, with the silver and the gold which he sanctified of all the nations which he subdued:

12 Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites; as well as the plunder taken from Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

of Aram, and of Moab, and of the sons of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob king of Zobah.

13 David also made a name for himself when he came back after defeating eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

And David makes a name in his turning back from his striking Aram in the Valley of Salt—eighteen thousand;

14 He placed garrisons all through Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.

and he puts garrisons in Edom—he has put garrisons in all of Edom, and all Edom are servants to David; and YHWH saves David wherever he has gone.

15 David ruled over all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.

And David reigns over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,

16 Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the army commander, and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the official records.

and Joab son of Zeruiah [is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,

17 Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, were priests, while Seraiah was the secretary.

and Zadok son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, [are] priests, and Seraiah [is] scribe,

18 Benaiah, son of Jehoiada was in charge of the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

and Benaiah son of Jehoiada [is over] both the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the sons of David have been ministers.