18:1 此後，大衛攻打非利士人，把他們治服，從他們手下奪取了迦特和屬迦特的村莊；
18:2 又攻打摩押，摩押人就歸服大衛，給他進貢。
18:3 瑣巴王哈大利謝（在撒母耳下八章三節是哈大底謝）往幼發拉底河去，要堅定自己的國權，大衛就攻打他，直到哈馬，
18:4 奪了他的戰車一千，馬兵七千，步兵二萬，將拉戰車的馬砍斷蹄筋，但留下一百輛車的馬。
18:5 大馬士革的亞蘭人來幫助瑣巴王哈大利謝，大衛就殺了亞蘭人二萬二千。
18:6 於是大衛在大馬士革的亞蘭地設立防營，亞蘭人就歸服他，給他進貢。大衛無論往哪裡去，耶和華都使他得勝。
18:7 他奪了哈大利謝臣僕所拿的金盾牌帶到耶路撒冷。
18:8 大衛又從屬哈大利謝的提巴（或譯：比他）和均二城中奪取了許多的銅。後來所羅門用此製造銅海、銅柱，和一切的銅器。
18:9 哈馬王陀烏聽見大衛殺敗瑣巴王哈大利謝的全軍，
18:10 就打發他兒子哈多蘭去見大衛王，問他的安，為他祝福，因為他殺敗了哈大利謝〈原來陀烏與哈大利謝常常爭戰〉。哈多蘭帶了金銀銅的各樣器皿來。
18:11 大衛王將這些器皿，並從各國奪來的金銀，就是從以東、摩押、亞捫、非利士、亞瑪力人所奪來的，都分別為聖獻給耶和華。
18:12 洗魯雅的兒子亞比篩在鹽谷擊殺了以東一萬八千人。
18:13 大衛在以東地設立防營，以東人就都歸服他。大衛無論往哪裡去，耶和華都使他得勝。
18:14 大衛作以色列眾人的王，又向眾民秉公行義。
18:15 洗魯雅的兒子約押作元帥；亞希律的兒子約沙法作史官；
18:16 亞希突的兒子撒督和亞比亞他的兒子亞希米勒作祭司長；沙威沙作書記；
18:17 耶何耶大的兒子比拿雅統轄基利提人和比利提人。大衛的眾子都在王的左右作領袖。
In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.
2 David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.
3 Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at[a] the Euphrates River. 4 David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them. 6 He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
7 David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8 From Tebah[b] and Kun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles.
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, 10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold, of silver and of bronze.
11 King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.
12 Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 13 He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
14 David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people. 15 Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder; 16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek[c] son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary; 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
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在這裡我們看見「大衛無論往哪裡去，耶和華都使他得勝。」出現兩次！就想到《基督精兵》這首詩歌。
1.基督精兵前進 為耶穌力戰
高舉聖架寶旗 勝仇敵萬萬
元帥就是耶穌 領祂兵攻敵
務要奮力前趨 看大旗而立
「基督精兵前進 為耶穌力戰
高舉聖架寶旗 勝仇敵萬萬」
2.軍兵齊聲大呼 眾鬼魔逃遁
直前忠勇門徒 將群敵圍困
戰勝魔鬼權力 令地獄震動
弟兄極力呼之 陰曹中驚恐
3.世界諸國終傾 大權勢失落
惟有天國恆興 到萬年振作
惡魔盡其權能 終不勝教會
皆因大帥忠誠 施恩力兼備
是的，我們有主的同在也要成為常勝軍，因為基督已經得勝了！
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