Nevi'im
Shemu'el Bet8
2 Samuel · Chapter 8
And after this it came to pass, that Dawid smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and Dawid took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became Dawid’s servants,
and
brought gifts.
Dawid smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
And Dawid took from him a thousand
chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and Dawid houghed all the chariot
horses, but reserved of them
for an hundred chariots.
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, Dawid slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Then Dawid put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to Dawid,
and brought gifts. And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) preserved Dawid whithersoever he went.
And Dawid took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Yerushalayim.
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king Dawid took exceeding much brass.
When Toi king of Hamath heard that Dawid had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king Dawid, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And
Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
Which also king Dawid did dedicate unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH), with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
And Dawid gat
him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt,
being eighteen thousand
men.
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became Dawid’s servants. And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) preserved Dawid whithersoever he went.
And Dawid reigned over all Yisra'el; and Dawid executed judgment and justice unto all his people.
And Joab the son of Zeruiah
was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud
was recorder;
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar,
were the kohanim; and Seraiah
was the scribe;
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada
was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and Dawid’s sons were chief rulers.
Nevi'im
Shemu'el Bet9
2 Samuel · Chapter 9
And Dawid said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Sha'ul, that I may shew him kindness for Yonatan’s sake?
And
there was of the house of Sha'ul a servant whose name
was Ziba. And when they had called him unto Dawid, the king said unto him,
Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant
is he.
And the king said,
Is there not yet any of the house of Sha'ul, that I may shew the kindness of Elohim unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Yonatan hath yet a son,
which is lame on
his feet.
And the king said unto him, Where
is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he
is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
Then king Dawid sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Yonatan, the son of Sha'ul, was come unto Dawid, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And Dawid said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
And Dawid said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Yonatan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Sha'ul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I
am?
Then the king called to Ziba, Sha'ul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Sha'ul and to all his house.
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in
the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth,
said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name
was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba
were servants unto Mephibosheth.
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Yerushalayim: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.
Nevi'im
Shemu'el Bet10
2 Samuel · Chapter 10
And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
Then said Dawid, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And Dawid sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And Dawid’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that Dawid doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not Dawid
rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
Wherefore Hanun took Dawid’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle,
even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
When they told
it unto Dawid, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Yericho until your beards be grown, and
then return.
And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before Dawid, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men.
And when Dawid heard of
it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah,
were by themselves in the field.
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice
men of Yisra'el, and put
them in array against the Syrians:
And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put
them in array against the children of Ammon.
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our Elohim: and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YHWH) do that which seemeth him good.
And Joab drew nigh, and the people that
were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him.
And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Yerushalayim.
And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Yisra'el, they gathered themselves together.
And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that
were
beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer
went before them.
And when it was told Dawid, he gathered all Yisra'el together, and passed over Yarden, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against Dawid, and fought with him.
And the Syrians fled before Yisra'el; and Dawid slew
the men of
seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
And when all the kings
that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Yisra'el, they made peace with Yisra'el, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more.