29AND NOW BE WILLING AND BLESS <OBJ.> [THE] HOUSE OF SERVANT YOUR TO BE FOR EVER <TO> BEFORE YOU FOR YOU O LORD YAHWEH YOU HAVE SPOKEN AND FROM BLESSING YOUR IT WILL BE BLESSED [THE] HOUSE OF SERVANT YOUR FOR EVER 29Now therefore, may it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever
1AND IT WAS AFTER THUS AND HE DEFEATED DAVID <OBJ.> [THE] PHILISTINES AND HE SUBDUED THEM AND HE TOOK DAVID <OBJ.> METHEG- <THE> -AMMAH FROM [THE] HAND OF [THE] PHILISTINES David’s Triumphs (1 Chronicles 18:1–13; Psalm 60:1–12) 1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah*NoteCloseMetheg-ammah means bridle of the mother city. from the hand of the Philistines.
2AND HE DEFEATED <OBJ.> MOAB AND HE MEASURED OFF THEM WITH <THE> MEASURING-LINE HE MADE LIE DOWN <OBJ.> THEM [THE] GROUND TOWARDS AND HE MEASURED OFF TWO MEASURING-LINES TO PUT TO DEATH AND [THE] FULLNESS OF <THE> MEASURING-LINE TO LET LIVE AND IT BECAME MOAB OF DAVID <INTO> SERVANTS BEARING <OF> TRIBUTE 2David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
3AND HE DEFEATED DAVID <OBJ.> HADADEZER [THE] SON OF REHOB [THE] KING OF ZOBAH WHEN WENT HE TO RESTORE HAND HIS AT [THE] RIVER - EUPHRATES 3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.*NoteCloseLXX, Syriac, and Vulgate (see also 1 Chronicles 18:3); Hebrew along the River, or an alternate reading along the Euphrates
4AND HE CAPTURED DAVID FROM HIM ONE THOUSAND AND SEVEN HUNDRED<S> HORSEMEN AND TWENTY THOUSAND MAN ON FOOT AND HE HAMSTRUNG DAVID <OBJ.> ALL THE CHARIOTRY AND HE LEFT OF IT ONE HUNDRED CHARIOT[S] 4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers,*NoteCloseLXX (see also DSS and 1 Chronicles 18:4); MT captured from him seventeen hundred charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
5AND IT CAME ARAM DAMASCUS TO HELP <TO> HADADEZER [THE] KING OF ZOBAH AND HE STRUCK DOWN DAVID AMONG ARAM TWENTY AND TWO THOUSAND MAN 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
6AND HE PUT DAVID GARRISONS IN ARAM DAMASCUS AND IT BECAME ARAM OF DAVID <INTO> SERVANTS BEARING <OF> TRIBUTE AND HE GAVE VICTORY TO YAHWEH <OBJ.> DAVID IN EVERY WHERE HE WENT 6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
7AND HE TOOK DAVID <OBJ.> [THE] SHIELDS OF <THE> GOLD WHICH THEY WERE TO [THE] SERVANTS OF HADADEZER AND HE BROUGHT THEM JERUSALEM 7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
8AND FROM BETAH AND FROM BEROTHAI [THE] CITIES OF HADADEZER HE TOOK THE KING DAVID BRONZE MUCH VERY 8And from Betah*NoteCloseHebrew; some LXX manuscripts Tebah; see 1 Chronicles 18:8. and Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, King David took a large amount of bronze.
9AND HE HEARD TOI [THE] KING OF HAMATH THAT HE HAD DEFEATED DAVID <OBJ.> ALL [THE] ARMY OF HADADEZER 9When King Toi*NoteCloseToi is a variant of Tou; also in verse 10; see 1 Chronicles 18:9. of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
10AND HE SENT TOI <OBJ.> JORAM SON HIS TO THE KING DAVID TO ASK OF <THE> HIM TO WELFARE AND TO BLESS HIM ON THAT HE HAD WAGED WAR AGAINST HADADEZER AND HE HAD DEFEATED HIM FOR <THE> MAN OF <THE> WARS OF TOI HE WAS HADADEZER AND IN HAND HIS THEY WERE ARTICLES OF SILVER AND ARTICLES OF GOLD AND ARTICLES OF BRONZE 10he sent his son Joram*NoteCloseJoram is a variant of Hadoram; see 1 Chronicles 18:10. to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,
11ALSO <OBJ.> THEM HE CONSECRATED THE KING DAVID TO YAHWEH WITH THE SILVER AND THE GOLD WHICH HE HAD CONSECRATED FROM ALL THE NATIONS WHICH HE HAD SUBDUED 11and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
12FROM ARAM AND FROM MOAB AND FROM [THE] PEOPLE OF AMMON AND FROM [THE] PHILISTINES AND FROM AMALEK AND FROM [THE] PLUNDER OF HADADEZER [THE] SON OF REHOB [THE] KING OF ZOBAH 12from Edom*NoteCloseSome Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also verse 14 and 1 Chronicles 18:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Aram and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
13AND HE MADE DAVID A NAME WHEN RETURNED HE FROM DEFEATING HE <OBJ.> ARAM IN [THE] VALLEY OF SALT EIGHT- TEEN THOUSAND 13And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites*NoteCloseA few Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac (see also verse 14 and 1 Chronicles 18:12); most Hebrew manuscripts Arameans in the Valley of Salt.
14AND HE PUT IN EDOM GARRISONS IN ALL EDOM HE PUT GARRISONS AND IT WAS ALL EDOM SERVANTS OF DAVID AND HE GAVE VICTORY TO YAHWEH <OBJ.> DAVID IN EVERY WHERE HE WENT 14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
15AND HE REIGNED DAVID OVER ALL ISRAEL AND HE WAS DAVID DOING JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR ALL PEOPLE HIS David’s Officers (1 Chronicles 18:14–17) 15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
16AND JOAB [THE] SON OF ZERUIAH [WAS] OVER THE ARMY AND JEHOSHAPHAT [THE] SON OF AHILUD [WAS] RECORDER 16Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;
17AND ZADOK [THE] SON OF AHITUB AND AHIMELECH [THE] SON OF ABIATHAR [WERE] PRIESTS AND SERAIAH [WAS] SECRETARY 17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah*NoteCloseSeraiah is also called Sheva, Shisha, and Shavsha; see 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 4:3, and 1 Chronicles 18:16. was the scribe;
18AND BENAIAH [THE] SON OF JEHOIADA AND THE KERETHITE[S] AND THE PELETHITE[S] AND [THE] SONS OF DAVID [WERE] PRIESTS THEY WERE 18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.*NoteCloseLiterally priests, or possibly chief officials; see LXX, Targum Yonaton, and 1 Chronicles 18:17.