¹Factum est autem post hæc,Now after these things,ut percuteret David Philisthiim,it happened that David struck the Philistines,et humiliaret eos,and he humbled them,et tolleret Geth et filias ejus de manu Philisthiim,and he took Gath and her daughters from the hand of the Philistines.

¹Factum est autem post hæc,Now after these things,ut percuteret David Philisthiim,it happened that David struck the Philistines,et humiliaret eos,and he humbled them,et tolleret Geth et filias ejus de manu Philisthiim,and he took Gath and her daughters from the hand of the Philistines.

²percuteretque Moab,And he struck Moab.et fierent Moabitæ servi David,And the Moabites became the servants of David,offerentes ei munera.offering gifts to him.

²percuteretque Moab,And he struck Moab.et fierent Moabitæ servi David,And the Moabites became the servants of David,offerentes ei munera.offering gifts to him.

³Eo tempore percussit David etiam Adarezer regem Soba regionis Hemath, quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Euphraten.In that time, David also struck Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, in the region of Hamath, when he went forth so that he might extend his dominion as far as the river Euphrates.

³Eo tempore percussit David etiam Adarezer regem Soba regionis Hemath, quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Euphraten.In that time, David also struck Hadadezer, the king of Zobah, in the region of Hamath, when he went forth so that he might extend his dominion as far as the river Euphrates.

⁴Cepit ergo David mille quadrigas ejus,Then David seized one thousand of his four-horse chariots,et septem millia equitum,and seven thousand horsemen,ac viginti millia virorum peditum,and twenty thousand men on foot.subnervavitque omnes equos curruum,And he hamstrung all the chariot horses,exceptis centum quadrigis,except for one hundred four-horse chariots,quas reservavit sibi.which he reserved for himself.

⁴Cepit ergo David mille quadrigas ejus,Then David seized one thousand of his four-horse chariots,et septem millia equitum,and seven thousand horsemen,ac viginti millia virorum peditum,and twenty thousand men on foot.subnervavitque omnes equos curruum,And he hamstrung all the chariot horses,exceptis centum quadrigis,except for one hundred four-horse chariots,quas reservavit sibi.which he reserved for himself.

⁵Supervenit autemThen the Syrians of Damascus also arrived,et Syrus Damascenus,so that they might offer assistance to Hadadezer,ut auxilium præberet Adarezer regi Soba:the king of Zobah.sedAnd so,et hujus percussit David viginti duo millia virorum.David then struck of them twenty-two thousand men.

⁵Supervenit autemThen the Syrians of Damascus also arrived,et Syrus Damascenus,so that they might offer assistance to Hadadezer,ut auxilium præberet Adarezer regi Soba:the king of Zobah.sedAnd so,et hujus percussit David viginti duo millia virorum.David then struck of them twenty-two thousand men.

⁶Et posuit milites in Damasco,And he stationed soldiers in Damascus,ut Syria quoque serviret sibi,so that Syria also would serve him,et offerret munera.and would offer gifts.Adjuvitque eum Dominus in cunctis ad quæ perrexerat.And the Lord assisted him in all the things to which he went forth.

⁶Et posuit milites in Damasco,And he stationed soldiers in Damascus,ut Syria quoque serviret sibi,so that Syria also would serve him,et offerret munera.and would offer gifts.Adjuvitque eum Dominus in cunctis ad quæ perrexerat.And the Lord assisted him in all the things to which he went forth.

⁷Tulit quoque David pharetras aureas,Also, David took the golden quivers,quas habuerant servi Adarezer,which the servants of Hadadezer had,et attulit eas in Jerusalem.and he brought them to Jerusalem.

⁷Tulit quoque David pharetras aureas,Also, David took the golden quivers,quas habuerant servi Adarezer,which the servants of Hadadezer had,et attulit eas in Jerusalem.and he brought them to Jerusalem.

⁸Necnon de Thebath et Chun urbibus Adarezer æris plurimum,In addition, from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer,de quo fecit Salomon mare æneum,he brought very much brass, from which Solomon made the sea of brass,et columnas,and the pillars,et vasa ænea.and the vessels of brass.

⁸Necnon de Thebath et Chun urbibus Adarezer æris plurimum,In addition, from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer,de quo fecit Salomon mare æneum,he brought very much brass, from which Solomon made the sea of brass,et columnas,and the pillars,et vasa ænea.and the vessels of brass.

⁹Quod cum audisset Thou rex Hemath,Now when Toi, the king of Hamath, had heard this,percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adarezer regis Soba,specifically that David had struck the entire army of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah,

⁹Quod cum audisset Thou rex Hemath,Now when Toi, the king of Hamath, had heard this,percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adarezer regis Soba,specifically that David had struck the entire army of Hadadezer, the king of Zobah,

¹⁰misit Adoram filium suum ad regem David,he sent his son Hadoram to king David so that he might petition peace from him,ut postularet ab eo pacem,and so that he might congratulate him that he had struck and defeated Hadadezer.et congratularetur ei quod percussisset et expugnasset Adarezer:For indeed,adversarius quippe erat Thou Adarezer.Toi was an adversary to Hadadezer.

¹⁰misit Adoram filium suum ad regem David,he sent his son Hadoram to king David so that he might petition peace from him,ut postularet ab eo pacem,and so that he might congratulate him that he had struck and defeated Hadadezer.et congratularetur ei quod percussisset et expugnasset Adarezer:For indeed,adversarius quippe erat Thou Adarezer.Toi was an adversary to Hadadezer.

¹¹Sed et omnia vasa aurea,Moreover,et argentea, et ænea consecravit David rex Domino,all the vessels of gold and silver and brass king David consecrated to the Lord,cum argento et auro quod tulerat ex universis gentibus,with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations,tam de Idumæa,as much from Idumea,et Moab,and Moab,et filiis Ammon,and the sons of Ammon,quam de Philisthiim et Amalec.as from the Philistines and Amalek.

¹¹Sed et omnia vasa aurea,Moreover,et argentea, et ænea consecravit David rex Domino,all the vessels of gold and silver and brass king David consecrated to the Lord,cum argento et auro quod tulerat ex universis gentibus,with the silver and gold that he had taken from all the nations,tam de Idumæa,as much from Idumea,et Moab,and Moab,et filiis Ammon,and the sons of Ammon,quam de Philisthiim et Amalec.as from the Philistines and Amalek.

¹²Abisai vero filius Sarviæ percussit Edom in valle Salinarum, decem et octo millia:Truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of the Salt Pits.

¹²Abisai vero filius Sarviæ percussit Edom in valle Salinarum, decem et octo millia:Truly, Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of the Salt Pits.

¹³et constituit in Edom præsidium,And he stationed a garrison in Edom,ut serviret Idumæa David:so that Idumea would serve David.salvavitque Dominus David in cunctis ad quæ perrexerat.And the Lord saved David in all the things to which he went forth.

¹³et constituit in Edom præsidium,And he stationed a garrison in Edom,ut serviret Idumæa David:so that Idumea would serve David.salvavitque Dominus David in cunctis ad quæ perrexerat.And the Lord saved David in all the things to which he went forth.

¹⁴Regnavit ergo David super universum Israël,Therefore,et faciebat judiciumDavid reigned over all of Israel,atque justitiam cuncto populo suo.and he executed judgment and justice among all his people.

¹⁴Regnavit ergo David super universum Israël,Therefore,et faciebat judiciumDavid reigned over all of Israel,atque justitiam cuncto populo suo.and he executed judgment and justice among all his people.

¹⁵Porro Joab filius Sarviæ erat super exercitum, et Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis:Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the army, and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.

¹⁵Porro Joab filius Sarviæ erat super exercitum, et Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis:Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was over the army, and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.

¹⁶Sadoc autem filius Achitob,And Zadok, the son of Ahitub,et Ahimelech filius Abiathar,and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar,sacerdotes:were the priests.et Susa, scriba:And Shavsha was the scribe.

¹⁶Sadoc autem filius Achitob,And Zadok, the son of Ahitub,et Ahimelech filius Abiathar,and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar,sacerdotes:were the priests.et Susa, scriba:And Shavsha was the scribe.

¹⁷Banaias quoque filius Jojadæ super legiones Cerethi et Phelethi: porro filii David, primi ad manum regis.Also, Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the legions of the Cherethites and Pelethites. But the sons of David were first at the hand of the king.

¹⁷Banaias quoque filius Jojadæ super legiones Cerethi et Phelethi: porro filii David, primi ad manum regis.Also, Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the legions of the Cherethites and Pelethites. But the sons of David were first at the hand of the king.