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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.
After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Devid merikwara ndị Moab, ha ghọrọ ndị ohu ya, na-ebutakwara ya ụtụ kwa afọ ọbụla.
He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 Devid merikwara Hadadeza eze Zoba, na nso Hamat, mgbe ọ na-aga iguzobe ogidi eji mara ya nʼakụkụ osimiri Yufretis.
David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, towards Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
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 took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred 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 Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
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 David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 Devid chịkọtara ọta ọlaedo nke ndịisi agha Hadadeza na-ebu na Jerusalem.
David took the shields of gold that were on the servants 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.
From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9 Mgbe Tou eze Hamat nụrụ na Devid emeriela ndị agha niile nke Hadadeza, eze Zoba,
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the 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 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 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.
King David also dedicated these to the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 Abishai nwa Zeruaya gburu puku ndị Edọm iri na asatọ na Ndagwurugwu Nnu.
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the 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 put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 Devid chịrị ndị Izrel niile, na-emere ndị ya ihe dị mma na ihe ziri ezi.
David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
15 Joab nwa Zeruaya bụ onyeisi agha ya; Jehoshafat nwa Ahilud bụ onye na-edekọta akụkọ.
Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 Zadọk nwa Ahitub, na Ahimelek nwa Abịata, bụ ndị nchụaja. Shavsha bụ ode akwụkwọ eze.
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
17 Benaya nwa Jehoiada bụ onyeisi ndị Keret na Pelet. Ụmụ ndị ikom Devid bụkwa ndịisi nʼọrụ eze.
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.
