¹After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city 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。

²He struck Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. The Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

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 struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

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。

⁴David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one 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。

⁵When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck 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 tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever 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。

⁷David 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。

⁸From 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 struck all the army 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 to king David, to Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. 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。

¹¹King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the 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。

¹³David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even 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。

¹⁴He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever 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。

¹⁵David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to 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。

¹⁶Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; 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 priests; and Seraiah was 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 the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

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。