Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 18

1Now after thisאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310it came to pass, that Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and subduedוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'EmH3665them, and tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947Gathגַּ֥תgatH1661and her townsוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2And he smoteוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;and the Moabitesמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124became David’sלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650, andbroughtנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375giftsמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

3And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678unto Hamathחֲמָ֑תָהcha.Ma.tahH2574,as he wentH3212to stablishלְהַצִּ֥יבle.ha.TzivH5324his dominionיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027by the riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578.

4And Davidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּד֩vai.yil.KodH3920from him a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH7273 H376:Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732also hamstrungוַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.KerH6131all the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393horses,but reservedוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498of them an hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967chariotsרָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevH7393.

5And when the Syriansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקdar.Me.sekH1834cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to helpלַעְז֕וֹרla'.ZorH5826Hadarezerלַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶרla.ha.dad.'E.zerH1928kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732slewוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of the Syriansבַּאֲרָ֔םba.'a.RamH758twoוּשְׁנַ֥יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִֽים־'es.rim-H6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

6Then Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsin Syria–damascusבַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקba.'a.Ram dar.Me.sekH1834 H758;and the Syriansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758became David’sלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650, andbroughtנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375giftsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.Thus Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068preservedוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732whithersoever he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

7And Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091that were on the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1928,and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8Likewise from Tibhathוּמִטִּבְחַ֤תu.mi.tiv.ChatH2880,and from Chunוּמִכּוּן֙u.mi.KunH3560,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֔זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928,broughtלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,wherewith Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the brasenהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֤םyamH3220,and the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,and the vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of brassהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פha.ne.Cho.shetH5178.

9Now when Touתֹּ֖עוּTo.'uH8583kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085how Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732had smittenהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221all the armyחֵ֖ילcheilH2428of Hadarezerהֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרha.dad.'E.zerH1928kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָֽה׃tzo.VahH6678;

10He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Hadoramהֲדֽוֹרָם־ha.do.rom-H1913his sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121to kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּ֠וִידDa.vidH1732,to enquireלִשְׁאָלlish.'ol-H7592of his welfareלְשָׁל֜וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,and to congratulateוּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹu.le.va.ra.KhoH1288him, because he had foughtנִלְחַ֤םnil.ChamH3898against Hadarezerבַּהֲדַדְעֶ֙זֶר֙ba.ha.dad.'E.zerH1928,and smittenוַיַּכֵּ֔הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him; (for Hadarezerהֲדַדְעָ֑זֶרha.dad.'A.zerH1928had warאִ֛ישׁ מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת'ish mil.cha.MotH4421 H376with Touתֹּ֖עוּTo.'uH8583;) and with himall manner of vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701and brassוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178.

11Them also kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732dedicatedהִקְדִּ֞ישׁhik.DishH6942unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,with the silverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֔בve.ha.za.HavH2091that he broughtנָשָׂ֖אna.Sa'H5375from all thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;from Edomמֵֽאֱד֤וֹםme.'e.DomH123,and from Moabוּמִמּוֹאָב֙u.mi.mo.'AvH4124,and from the childrenוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,and from the Philistinesוּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.mi.pe.lish.TimH6430,and from Amalekוּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃u.Me.'a.ma.LekH6002.

12Moreover Abishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870slewהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221of the Edomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of saltהַמֶּ֔לַחha.Me.lachH4417eighteenשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH6240 H8083thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

13And he putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִיבִ֔יםne.tzi.VimH5333in Edomבֶּֽאֱדוֹם֙be.'e.dOmH123;and all the Edomitesאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123became David’sלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650.Thus Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068preservedוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732whithersoever he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

14So Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and executedעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and justiceוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666among all his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

15And Joabוְיוֹאָ֥בve.yo.'AvH3097the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870wasover the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;and Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286,recorderמַזְכִּֽיר׃maz.KirH2142.

16And Zadokוְצָד֧וֹקve.tza.DokH6659the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֛וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,and Abimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54, werethe priestsכֹּהֲנִ֑יםko.ha.NimH3548;and Shavshaוְשַׁוְשָׁ֖אve.shav.Sha'H7798was scribeסוֹפֵֽר׃so.FerH5608;

17And Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wasover the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and the sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Davidדָוִ֥ידda.VidH1732werechiefהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223aboutלְיַ֥דle.YadH3027the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

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