1 Chronicles 18 — TOJB

18Verse 1Now after this it came to pass, that Dovid struck the Pelishtim, and subdued them, and took Gat and her villages out of the yad of the Pelishtim.^{Verse 2}And he struck Moav, and Moav became Dovidʼs avadim, and brought minchah.^{Verse 3}And Dovid struck Hadadezer Melech Tzovah unto Chamat, as he⁺went to establish his dominion over the river Euphrates.^{Verse 4}And Dovid captured from him elef chariots, and 7,000 parashim, and 20,000 foot soldiers. Dovid also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them 100 chariot horses.^{Verse 5}And when Aram Darmesek came to help Hadadezer Melech Tzovah, Dovid slaughtered of the Syrians 22,000 ish.^{Verse 6}Then Dovid put garrisons in Aram Darmesek; and the Syrians became Dovidʼs avadim (subjects), bearing minchah (tribute). Thus Hashem saved Dovid wherever he went.^{Verse 7}And Dovid took the shields of zahav that were on avadim of Hadadezer, and brought them to Yerushalayim.^{Verse 8}Likewise from Tivchat, and from Kun, towns of Hadadezer, Dovid took very much nechoshet, wherewith Sh'lomo made the Yam HaNechoshet, and the Ammudim, and the kelei hanechoshet.^{Verse 9}Now when To'u Melech Chamat heard how Dovid had struck down the whole army of Hadadezer Melech Tzovah,^{Verse 10}He sent Hadoram bno to HaMelech Dovid, to give him a shalom greeting, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and struck him down (for Hadadezer was an ish milchamah often against To'u); and he sent all manner kelim zahav, kesef and nechoshet.^{Verse 11}Them also Dovid HaMelech dedicated as kodesh unto Hashem, with the kesef and the zahav that he brought from all these Goyim; from Edom, and from Moav, and from the Bnei Ammon, and from the Pelishtim, and from Amalek.^{Verse 12}Moreover Avishai Ben Tzeruyah slaughtered of Edom in the Gey HaMelach eighteen elef.^{Verse 13}And he put garrisons in Edom, and kol Edom became Dovidʼs avadim. Thus Hashem saved Dovid wherever he went.^{Verse 14}So Dovid reigned over kol Yisroel, and executed mishpat and tzedakah among all his people.^{Verse 15}And Yoav Ben Tzeruyah was over the tzava (army), and Yehoshaphat Ben Achilud was mazkir (recorder, secretary).^{Verse 16}And Tzadok Ben Achituv, and Avimelech Ben Evyatar (Abiathar), were the Kohanim, and Shavsha was sofer (scribe),^{Verse 17}And Benayahu Ben Yehoyada was over the Kereti and the Peleti; and the Bnei Dovid were the rishonim (first ones) at the side of HaMelech.