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1 Thuutha wa mahinda macio, Daudi nĩatharĩkĩire Afilisti na akĩmatooria biũ, na agĩtunyana Gathu na matũũra marĩa maarĩrigiicĩirie kuuma watho-inĩ wa Afilisti.
After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 O na ningĩ Daudi nĩahootire andũ a Moabi, na magĩtuĩka a gwathwo nĩwe, makamũrutagĩra igooti.
He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
3 Ningĩ Daudi nĩahũũranire na Hadadezeri mũthamaki wa Zoba, akĩmũingata akĩmũkinyia Hamathu, rĩrĩa mũthamaki ũcio aathiiaga gũtũma wathani wake ũrũme wega ndwere-inĩ cia Rũũĩ rwa Farati.
David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Perath.
4 Daudi akĩmũtunya ngaari ciake cia ita ngiri ĩmwe, na andũ a gũcitwara ngiri mũgwanja, na thigari cia magũrũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Nake agĩtemenga mbarathi icio cia mbaara magũrũ, agĩcithuithia ciothe tiga o igana rĩmwe.
David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
5 Rĩrĩa Asuriata a kuuma Dameski mookire gũteithia Hadadezeri mũthamaki wa Zoba, Daudi akĩũraga Asuriata 22,000.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Arameans twenty-two thousand men.
6 Akĩiga mbũtũ ciake cia kũrangĩra ũthamaki wa Asuriata kũu Dameski, nao Asuriata magĩtuĩka a gwathagwo nĩwe na makamũrutagĩra igooti. Jehova nĩaheire Daudi ũhootani kũrĩa guothe aathiiaga.
Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, and brought tribute. Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 Daudi nĩatunyanire ngo cia thahabu iria ciarĩ na anene a Hadadezeri, na agĩcitwara Jerusalemu.
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Kuuma matũũra ma Teba na Kuni marĩa maarĩ ma Hadadezeri, Daudi agĩtunyana gĩcango kĩingĩ mũno kĩrĩa Solomoni aahũthĩrire gũthondeka Karia ga gĩcango, na itugĩ, na mĩthemba mĩingĩ ya indo cia gĩcango.
From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9 Rĩrĩa Tou, mũthamaki wa Hamathu, aiguire atĩ Daudi nĩahootete mbũtũ ciothe cia mbaara cia Hadadezeri mũthamaki wa Zoba-rĩ,
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 agĩtũma mũriũ Hadoramu kũrĩ Mũthamaki Daudi akamũgeithie na amũkũngũĩre nĩ ũndũ wa kũhoota Hadadezeri ũrĩa wakoretwo akĩrũa na Tou. Hadoramu agĩtwarĩra Daudi indo cia mĩthemba mĩingĩ ithondeketwo na thahabu na betha na gĩcango.
he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou; ) and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
11 Mũthamaki Daudi akĩamũrĩra Jehova indo icio o ta ũrĩa aamũrĩte betha na thahabu iria aatahĩte kuuma kũrĩ andũ a ndũrĩrĩ ici ciothe: Edomu, na Moabi, na kuuma kũrĩ Amoni na Afilisti, na Amaleki.
The King also dedicated these to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he took from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the people of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Abishai mũrũ wa Zeruia nĩooragire andũ a Edomu 18,000 o kũu Gĩtuamba-inĩ gĩa Cumbĩ.
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.
13 Nake akĩiga mbũtũ cia kũrangĩra kũu Edomu nao andũ a Edomu othe magĩtuĩka a gwathagwo nĩ Daudi. Jehova nĩaheire Daudi ũhootani kũrĩa guothe aathiiaga.
He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Jehovah gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 Daudi nĩathamakire Isiraeli guothe, akahũthagĩra kĩhooto, na akahingĩria andũ ake othe maũndũ marĩa maagĩrĩire.
David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.
15 Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa ita, nake Jehoshafatu mũrũ wa Ahiludu nĩwe warĩ mwandĩki wa maũndũ ma ihinda rĩu.
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 Zadoku mũrũ wa Ahitubu, na Ahimeleku mũrũ wa Abiatharu maarĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai, nake Shavisha nĩwe warĩ mwandĩki-marũa;
and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shisha was scribe;
17 Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa Akerethi na Apelethi; nao ariũ a Daudi nĩo maarĩ atongoria na anene a gũikaranagia na mũthamaki.
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

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