| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܚܪܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܣܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܚܘܛܐ ܕܡܫܘܚܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܠܓܬ ܘܠܟܦܪ̈ܘܢܝܗ̇ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܩ̈ܐ ܕܚܕܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ̇ ܡܢ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ | 1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. |
| 2 ܘܚܪܒ ܠܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܗܘܘ ܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܥܒ̣ܕ̈ܐ ܫܩ̈ܝܠܝ ܡܕܐܬܐ | 2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. |
| 3 ܘܩܛܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܗܕܪܥܙܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܟܕ ܐܙܠ ܣܡ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܒܢܗܪܐ ܦܪܬ | 3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. |
| 4 ܘܐܚܕ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢܗ ܐܠܦ ܙܘܓ̈ܝܢ ܘܫܒܥܐ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܥܩܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܙܘܓ̈ܐ ܘܫܒܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܡܐܐ ܙܘܓܝ̈ܢ | 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. |
| 5 ܘܐܬܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܐܕܘܡ ܘܕܪܡܣܘܩ ܠܡܥܕܪܘ ܠܗܕܪܥܙܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ ܘܩܛܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܐܕܘܡ ܥܣܪܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. |
| 6 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܢܐ ܒܕܪܡܣܘܩ ܘܗܘܘ ܕܪ̈ܡܘܣܩܝܐ ܥܒ̣ܕ̈ܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܫܩ̈ܝܠܝ ܡܕܐܬܐ ܘܦܪܩ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܒܟܠ ܕܘܟܐ ܕܐܙܠ | 6 Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. |
| 7 ܘܫܩܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܫ̈ܠܛܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܬܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܕܥܒ̣̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܗܕܪܥܙܪ | 7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. |
| 8 ܘܡܢ ܛܒܚ ܘܡܢ ܒܪܘܬܝ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܗܕܪܥܙܪ ܢܣܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܢܚܫܐ ܕܣܓܝ ܛܒ ܘܡܢܗ ܥܒܕ ܕܘܝܕ ܝܡܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܘܐܣ̈ܛܘܢܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܢܚܫܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܒ | 8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. |
| 9 ܘܫܡܥ ܦܘܠ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘ̈ܟܝܐ ܕܚܪܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܗܕܪܥܙܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܨܝܒܝܢ | 9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; |
| 10 ܘܫܕܪ ܠܝܘܪܡ ܒܪܗ ܠܘܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܒܫܠܡܗ ܘܠܡܒܪܟܘܬܗ ܥܠ ܕܐܬܟܬܫ ܥܡ ܗܕܪܥܙܪ ܘܩܛܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܬܢܐ ܗܘ ܗܕܪܥܙܪ ܘܒܐܝܕܗ ܕܝܘܪܡ ܗܘܘ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܢܚܫܐ | 10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. |
| 11 ܘܐܦ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܩܕܫ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܕܢܣܒ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܟܒܫ ܡܢ ܐܕܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܥܡ̈ܠܝܩܝܐ | 11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. |
| 12 ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܗܘ ܚܪܒ ܠܐܕܘ̈ܡܝܐ ܒܢܚܠܐ ܕܡܠܚܐ ܬܡܢܬܥܣܪ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. |
| 13 ܘܐܩܝܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܐܕܘ̈ܡܝܐ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܐ ܘܗܘܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܕܘ̈ܡܝܐ ܥܒ̣ܕ̈ܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܦܪܩ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܒܟܠ ܕܘܟܐ ܕܐܙ̇ܠ ܗܘܐ | 13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. |
| 14 ܘܐܡܠܟ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܘܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܕܝ̣ܢܐ ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ | 14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. |
| 15 ܘܝܘܐܒ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܘܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܠܘܕ ܕܡܕܟܪ | 15 And Joab the son Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder. |
| 16 ܘܨܕܘܩ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܛܘܒ ܘܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܒܪ ܐܒܝܬܪ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܫܪܝܐ ܣ̇ܦܪܐ | 16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; |
| 17 ܘܒܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܝܘܝܕܥ ܥܠ ܩܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܩܠܥ̈ܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܝܢ ܗܘܘ | 17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. |