Factum est autem post hæc, ut percuteret David Philisthiim, et humiliaret eos, et tolleret Geth et filias ejus de manu Philisthiim,

And it came to pass after this, that David defeated the Philistines, and humbled them, and took away Geth, and her daughters out of the hands of the Philistines,

After this, David defeated the Philistines and brought their pride low; wrested from them, too, the possession of Geth and its daughter cities.

percuteretque Moab, et fierent Moabitæ servi David, offerentes ei munera.

And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites were made David’s servants, and brought him gifts.

He also defeated Moab, and Moab became tributary to king David.

Eo tempore percussit David etiam Adarezer regem Soba regionis Hemath, quando perrexit ut dilataret imperium suum usque ad flumen Euphraten.

At that time David defeated also Adarezer king of Soba of the land of Hemath, when he went to extend his dominions as far as the river Euphrates.

He defeated Adarezer, king of Soba in the Hemath country, when he marched out to extend his domains up to the river Euphrates;

Cepit ergo David mille quadrigas ejus, et septem millia equitum, ac viginti millia virorum peditum, subnervavitque omnes equos curruum, exceptis centum quadrigis, quas reservavit sibi.

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and he houghed all the chariot horses, only a hundred chariots, which he reserved for himself.

a thousand chariots he took from him, with seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand that fought on foot, and cut the hamstrings of the horses, but kept a hundred teams for himself.

Supervenit autem et Syrus Damascenus, ut auxilium præberet Adarezer regi Soba: sed et hujus percussit David viginti duo millia virorum.

And the Syrians of Damascus came also to help Adarezer king of Soba: and David slew of them likewise two and twenty thousand men.

When the Syrians of Damascus came out to reinforce Adarezer king of Soba, David routed their army of twenty-two thousand,

Et posuit milites in Damasco, ut Syria quoque serviret sibi, et offerret munera. Adjuvitque eum Dominus in cunctis ad quæ perrexerat.

And he put a garrison in Damascus, that Syria also should serve him, and bring gifts. And the Lord assisted him in all things to which he went.

and put a garrison of his own in Damascus, to make Syria his tributary vassal. In every enterprise he undertook, the Lord stood by him.

Tulit quoque David pharetras aureas, quas habuerant servi Adarezer, et attulit eas in Jerusalem.

And David took the golden quivers which the servants of Adarezer had, and he brought them to Jerusalem.

All the golden trappings which Adarezer’s men wore, David carried off and brought to Jerusalem;

Necnon de Thebath et Chun urbibus Adarezer æris plurimum, de quo fecit Salomon mare æneum, et columnas, et vasa ænea.

Likewise out of Thebath and Chun, cities of Adarezer, he brought very much brass, of which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

from Thebath, too, and from Chun, cities in Adarezer’s dominion, he carried away great stores of bronze, that Solomon used afterwards for the basin, the pillars, and the other brazen furnishings of the temple.

Quod cum audisset Thou rex Hemath, percussisse videlicet David omnem exercitum Adarezer regis Soba,

Now when Thou king of Hemath heard that David had defeated all the army of Adarezer king of Soba,

When the news of David’s victory over Adarezer’s forces reached Thou, king of Hemath,

misit Adoram filium suum ad regem David, ut postularet ab eo pacem, et congratularetur ei quod percussisset et expugnasset Adarezer: adversarius quippe erat Thou Adarezer.

He sent Adoram his son to king David, to desire peace of him, and to congratulate him that he had defeated and overthrown Adarezer: for Thou was an enemy to Adarezer.

he sent his son Adoram to make a treaty with him, and to wish him well over the conquest and rout of Adarezer, who was Thou’s enemy.

Sed et omnia vasa aurea, et argentea, et ænea consecravit David rex Domino, cum argento et auro quod tulerat ex universis gentibus, tam de Idumæa, et Moab, et filiis Ammon, quam de Philisthiim et Amalec.

And all the vessels of gold, and silver, and brass king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and gold which he had taken from all the nations, as well from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, as from the Philistines, and from Amalec.

All the gold and silver and bronze ornaments, all the silver and the gold he took from so many nations, Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, Philistines and Amalecites, king David consecrated to the Lord.

Abisai vero filius Sarviæ percussit Edom in valle Salinarum, decem et octo millia:

And Abisai the son of Sarvia slew of the Edomites in the vale of the saltpits, eighteen thousand:

It was Abisai, son of Sarvia, that defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of the Salt-pits,

et constituit in Edom præsidium, ut serviret Idumæa David: salvavitque Dominus David in cunctis ad quæ perrexerat.

And he put a garrison in Edom, that Edom should serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all things to which he went.

and put a garrison in Edom to secure its loyalty to king David. Thus the Lord protected David in all his enterprises;

Regnavit ergo David super universum Israël, et faciebat judicium atque justitiam cuncto populo suo.

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

the whole of Israel was under his rule, and to all his people he administered justice and gave award.

Porro Joab filius Sarviæ erat super exercitum, et Josaphat filius Ahilud a commentariis:

And Joab the son of Sarvia was over the army, and Josaphat the son of Ahilud recorder.

His army was commanded by Joab, son of Sarvia, and Josaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the records;

Sadoc autem filius Achitob, et Ahimelech filius Abiathar, sacerdotes: et Susa, scriba:

And Sadoc the son of Achitob, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests: and Susa, scribe.

the priests were Sadoc, son of Achitob, and Achimelech, son of Abiathar, and Susa was secretary;

Banaias quoque filius Jojadæ super legiones Cerethi et Phelethi: porro filii David, primi ad manum regis.

And Banaias the son of Joiada was over the bands of the Cerethi, and the Phelethi: and the sons of David were chief about the king.

Banaias, son of Joiada was at the head of the Cerethites and Phelethites, and David’s sons, too, held high office about the king’s person.