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1 Mgbe nke a gasịrị, Devid meriri ndị Filistia, mee ka ha nọdụ nʼokpuru ọchịchị ya. Ọ naara obodo Gat na obodo nta ndị ọzọ gbara ya gburugburu site nʼaka ndị Filistia.
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
2 Devid merikwara ndị Moab, ha ghọrọ ndị ohu ya, na-ebutakwara ya ụtụ kwa afọ ọbụla.
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3 Devid merikwara Hadadeza eze Zoba, na nso Hamat, mgbe ọ na-aga iguzobe ogidi eji mara ya nʼakụkụ osimiri Yufretis.
As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
4 Devid nwudere otu puku ịnyịnya ya na-adọkpụ ụgbọ agha, puku ndị agha asaa ndị na-agba ụgbọ agha, tinyere ndị agha ji ụkwụ eje dị iri puku abụọ. O bipụrụ akwara ụkwụ ịnyịnya ndị ahụ niile ọ dọtara nʼagha, ma hapụ naanị narị ịnyịnya.
David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
5 Mgbe ndị Aram nke Damaskọs bịara inyere Hadadeza eze Zoba aka, Devid gburu iri puku ndị agha abụọ na abụọ nʼime ha.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
6 O wuru ogige ndị agha nʼalaeze ndị Aram nke Damaskọs, ndị Aram ghọrọ ndị ohu Devid, na-ewetakwara ya ụtụ ịnata ihuọma. Onyenwe anyị nyere Devid mmeri ebe ọbụla ọ gara.
Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
7 Devid chịkọtara ọta ọlaedo nke ndịisi agha Hadadeza na-ebu na Jerusalem.
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 Site na Tibhat nakwa Kun, bụ obodo ndị Hadadeza na-achị, Devid weere ọtụtụ bronz dị ukwuu, nke Solomọn ji kpụọ Osimiri bronz ahụ, ogidi niile na ngwongwo ndị ọzọ niile nke e ji bronz kpụọ.
And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
9 Mgbe Tou eze Hamat nụrụ na Devid emeriela ndị agha niile nke Hadadeza, eze Zoba,
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 o zipụrụ Hadoram nwa ya nwoke, ka ọ gaa kelee eze Devid nʼihi mmeri o meriri Hadadeza nʼagha, bụ onye ya na Tou nọ nʼagha. Hadoram ji ọtụtụ akụrụngwa nke ọlaedo, nke ọlaọcha na nke bronz dị iche iche bịa.
he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
11 Eze Devid doro akụrụngwa ndị a niile nsọ nye Onyenwe anyị, dịka o mere ọlaọcha na ọlaedo o wetara na mba ndị a: Edọm, Moab, ndị Amọn, ndị Filistia na Amalek.
and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
12 Abishai nwa Zeruaya gburu puku ndị Edọm iri na asatọ na Ndagwurugwu Nnu.
Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 O wuru ogige ndị agha nʼEdọm, ndị Edọm niile ghọrọ ndị na-ejere Devid ozi. Onyenwe anyị nyere Devid mmeri ebe ọbụla ọ gara.
He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
14 Devid chịrị ndị Izrel niile, na-emere ndị ya ihe dị mma na ihe ziri ezi.
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
15 Joab nwa Zeruaya bụ onyeisi agha ya; Jehoshafat nwa Ahilud bụ onye na-edekọta akụkọ.
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
16 Zadọk nwa Ahitub, na Ahimelek nwa Abịata, bụ ndị nchụaja. Shavsha bụ ode akwụkwọ eze.
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;
17 Benaya nwa Jehoiada bụ onyeisi ndị Keret na Pelet. Ụmụ ndị ikom Devid bụkwa ndịisi nʼọrụ eze.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
