¹And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

¹大衛擊敗非利士人與摩押人（代上18:1~2）這事以後，大衛攻打非利士人，制伏了他們。大衛從非利士人手中取得了京城的控制權。

²And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

²他又擊敗摩押人，使他們躺在地上，用繩子量他們，把量兩繩的殺死，讓量一繩的存活。這樣，摩押人就臣服大衛，給他進貢。

³David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

³擊敗瑣巴人（代上18:3~4）瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝，往幼發拉底河去要奪回他統治這河的勢力的時候，大衛就攻打他。

⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

⁴大衛從他那裡擄獲了騎兵一千七百，步兵二萬；除了留下足夠拉一百輛鐵車的馬以外，大衛把其他所有拉戰車的馬都砍斷蹄筋。

⁵And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

⁵擊敗亞蘭人（代上18:5~11）大馬士革的亞蘭人來協助瑣巴王哈大底謝，大衛就擊殺了亞蘭人二萬二千。

⁶Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

⁶於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地駐軍。這樣亞蘭人就臣服大衛，給他進貢。大衛無論到甚麼地方去，耶和華都使他得勝。

⁷And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

⁷大衛奪取了哈大底謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌，帶回耶路撒冷。

⁸And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.

⁸大衛王又從哈大底謝的兩座城比他和比羅他奪取了大量的銅。

⁹When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,

⁹哈馬王陀以聽見大衛打敗了哈大底謝的全軍，

¹⁰Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

¹⁰就差派他的兒子約蘭去見大衛王，向他問安，祝賀他，因為大衛和哈大底謝爭戰，竟擊敗了他。原來陀以常常與哈大底謝爭戰。約蘭手裡還帶著一些銀器、金器和銅器。

¹¹Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;

¹¹大衛王也把這些器皿，連同他從他征服的各國得來的金銀都一起分別為聖，獻給耶和華。

¹²Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

¹²就是從以東、摩押、亞捫人、非利士人、亞瑪力人所得來的，以及從瑣巴王利合的兒子哈大底謝獲得的戰利品。

¹³And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men.

¹³擊敗以東人（代上18:12~13）大衛在鹽谷擊殺了一萬八千以東人回來以後，就大有名聲。

¹⁴And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

¹⁴他又在以東設立防軍；他在以東各地都設立防軍，所有以東人就都臣服大衛。大衛無論到甚麼地方去，耶和華都使他得勝。

¹⁵And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

¹⁵大衛的重要臣僕（代上18:14~17）大衛作王統治全以色列，以公平和正義對待所有的人。

¹⁶And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

¹⁶洗魯雅的兒子約押作軍隊的統帥，亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官，

¹⁷And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

¹⁷亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長，西萊雅作書記，

¹⁸And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

¹⁸耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統管基利提人和比利提人；大衛的眾子都作領袖。