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1 Después de esto derrotó David a los filisteos y los sojuzgó, arrebatando a Gat y sus aldeas de las manos de los filisteos.
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he captured Gath and its nearby towns from the Philistines.
2 Derrotó también a Moab; y los moabitas se sometieron a David y le pagaron tributo.
David also defeated the Moabites, making them subject to him and requiring them to pay taxes.
3 Asimismo venció David a Hadaréser, rey de Sobá, en Hamat, cuando este iba a establecer su dominio sobre el río Éufrates.
David then defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, as he tried enforce his control along the Euphrates River.
4 David le quitó mil carros, siete mil soldados de a caballo y veinte mil hombres de a pie; y desjarretó David todos los tiros de carro, dejando de ellos solamente para cien carros.
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.
5 Cuando los sirios de Damasco vinieron en socorro de Hadaréser, rey de Sobá, derrotó David a veinte y dos mil sirios.
When the Arameans from Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of them.
6 David puso (guarniciones) en la Siria de Damasco, y los sirios se sometieron a David y le pagaron tributo. Yahvé asistía a David dondequiera que iba.
David placed forces in the Aramean town of Damascus, and also made them subject to him and required them to pay taxes. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.
7 David tomó, además, los escudos de oro con que los siervos de Hadaréser se protegían y los llevó a Jerusalén.
David took the shields of gold that were carried by Hadadezer's officers and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 En Tibat y Cun, ciudades de Hadaréser, se apoderó David de una gran cantidad de bronce, con el cual hizo Salomón el mar de bronce, las columnas y los utensilios de bronce.
David also took a large quantity of bronze from Tibhath and from Cun, towns that had belonged to Hadadezer. Solomon used that bronze to make the bronze sea, the columns, and the various bronze objects.
9 Cuando Tou, rey de Hamat, supo que David había derrotado a todo el ejército de Hadaréser, rey de Sobá,
When Tou, king of Hamath, learned that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,
10 envió a Hadoram, su hijo, al rey David para saludarle y para bendecirle por haber atacado a Hadaréser, pues Tou era enemigo de Hadaréser; y (trajo Hadoram) toda clase de objetos de oro, de plata y de bronce,
he sent his son Hadoram 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. Hadoram brought gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.
11 que el rey David consagró a Yahvé, además de la plata y el oro que había tomado a todas las naciones: a Edom, a Moab, a los hijos de Ammón, a los filisteos y a los amalecitas.
King David dedicated these gifts to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had taken from all the following nations: Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalekites.
12 Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, derrotó en el Valle de la Sal diez y ocho mil idumeos,
Abishai, son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 y puso guarniciones en Edom; y todos los idumeos quedaron sometidos a David. Así asistió Yahvé a David en todas sus empresas.
He set up army posts in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victories wherever he went.
14 David reinó sobre todo Israel, y hacía juicio y justicia a todo el pueblo.
David ruled over all Israel. He did what was fair and right for all his people.
15 Joab, hijo de Sarvia, estaba al frente del ejército; Josafat, hijo de Ahilud, era cronista;
Joab, son of Zeruiah, was the army commander, while Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the official records.
16 Sadoc, hijo de Ahitob, y Abimelec, hijo de Abiatar, eran sacerdotes; Savsa era secretario;
Zadok, son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, were the priests, while Shavsha was secretary.
17 Banaías, hijo de Joiadá, mandaba a los cereteos y feleteos; y los hijos de David eran los primeros junto al rey.
Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were at the king's side, serving as his chief officials.
