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.

¹Huan, huai nung in hichi ahi a David in Philistia mite a sual a, a zou a: huchi in David in Philistia mite thu neihna bulpi pen a laksak hi.

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.

²Huan, Moab mite a sual a, lei ah a lumsak a, tehna khau in a teh a; vual nih bel hihlup ding in a teh a, vual khat bel a tawn a hing a hawi ding in a teh a. Huchi in Moab mite bel David sikhate a hong hita ua, siah a pia uhi.

³David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.

³David in Lui a a gam la nawn ding a a hoh kawm in Zoba kumpipa Rehob tapa Hadadezer leng a sual a.

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.

⁴Huchi in David in a sakol tung tuangmi sangkhat leh za sagih leh sepaih singnih a matsak a: huchi in kangtalai kai sakol tengteng a tha uh a tah sak a, kangtalai za kai ding bel a hawi hi.

⁵When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

⁵Huan, Damaska a Suria mite Zoba kumpipa Hadadezer hon ding a kuante David in Suria mite lak a mi singnih leh sangnih a that a.

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.

⁶Huchi in David in Suria gam a Damaska ah sepaih a koih a; huan Suria mite David sikhate a honghita ua, siah a liau uhi. Huan, TOUPAN David a hohna peuh a zousak zel hi.

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

⁷Huan, David in Hadadezer pawlte dangka-eng lumte a laksak a, Jerusalem ah a paipih a.

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

⁸Huan, Hadadezer khua Beta a kipan, Berothai a kipan in David in dak tampi a la hi.

⁹When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer,

⁹Huan, Hamath kumpipa Toi in Hadadezer sepaih tengteng David in a zou chih a zak in,

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:

¹⁰Hadadezer a sual a a zoh ziak a chibai buk ding leh vualzawl ding in Toi in a tapa Joram David kiang ah a sawl a: Hadadezer in lah Toi a nakidoupih khin ngal a. Huchi in Joram in dangka belte, dangka-eng belte leh dal belte a hon la hi:

¹¹King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and gold that he dedicated of all the nations which he subdued;

¹¹Huaite gam dang a zoh tengteng a dangka chi leh dangka-eng a latte toh kumpipa David in TOUPA kiang ah a lan lai hi:

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.

¹²Suriate a bang, Moabte a bang, Amon suante a bang, Philistiate a bang, Amalekte a bang, Zoba kumpipa Rehob tapa Hadadezer a kipan a a gallakte.

¹³David earned a reputation when he returned from smiting the Syrians in the Valley of Salt, even eighteen thousand men.

¹³Huan, David Chi guam ah, Suria mi singkhat leh sanggiat va sual pailam a min a na thang taa.

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.

¹⁴Huan, Edom ah sepaih a koih a; Edom gam mun chih ah sepaih a koih ngennguan a, huchi in Edom mi tengteng David sikha a hong hita uh. Huchi in TOUPAN David bel a paina peuh ah a zousak zel hi.

¹⁵David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

¹⁵Huchi in David in Israel mi tengteng tungah vai a hawm a; huan, David in a mite tengteng tungah diktat tak in vai a hawm hi.

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

¹⁶Huan, Zerui tapa Joab sepaih heutu pen ahi a; huan, Ahilud tapa Jehosaphat bel tanchin gelhpa ahi a;

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

¹⁷Huan, Ahitub tapa Zadok leh Abiathar tapa Ahimelek bel siampu ahi uh; huan, Serai bel laigelhmi ahi;Huan, Jehoiada tapa Benai bel Keret mi leh Pelet mite heutu ahi; huan, David tapate siampu ahi uh.

¹⁸and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief ministers.

¹⁸Huan, Jehoiada tapa Benai bel Keret mi leh Pelet mite heutu ahi; huan, David tapate siampu ahi uh.