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18 Ngemva kwesikhathi uDavida wahlasela amaFilisti wawanqoba, wasewathathela+ iGathi+ lamadolobho aseduze kwayo. 2 Wanqoba lamaMowabi+ asesiba zinceku zakhe futhi aqalisa ukubhadala umthelo kuye.+
3 Wanqoba loHadadezeri+ inkosi yeZobha+ eduze leHamathi+ ngesikhathi uHadadezeri esiyamisa umbuso wakhe emangweni ongasemfuleni uYufrathe.+ 4 UDavida wathumba izinqola zempi ezingu-1 000, lamabutho angu-7 000 ayegade amabhiza kanye lamanye amabutho angu-20 000.+ Waquma wonke amabhiza imisipha watshiya angu-100 kuphela.+ 5 AmaSiriya aseDamaseko athi ezoncedisa uHadadezeri inkosi yeZobha, uDavida wabulala amabutho awo angu-22 000,+ 6 wasefaka amaqembu amabutho akhe eSiriya yeDamaseko. Abantu beSiriya baba zinceku zikaDavida baqalisa ukubhadala umthelo kuye. UJehova wayesenza uDavida anqobe loba ngaphi lapho ayesiya khona.+ 7 UDavida wathatha amahawu egolide ayisigombolozi ezincekwini zikaHadadezeri wawaletha eJerusalema. 8 Wathatha lekhopha enengi kakhulu emadolobheni kaHadadezeri, iThibhathi leKhuni. Yiyo uSolomoni enza ngayo itanka+ lezinsika kanye lezitsha.+
9 UThowu inkosi yeHamathi wathi esizwa ukuthi uDavida wayenqobe lonke ibutho likaHadadezeri+ inkosi yeZobha,+ 10 wahle wathuma indodana yakhe uHadoramu kuDavida ukuthi iyembingelela futhi imenzele amhlophe ngenxa yokuthi wayelwe loHadadezeri wamnqoba. (Phela uHadadezeri wayehlala esilwa loThowu.) UHadoramu wahamba lezinto ezenziwe ngegolide lesiliva lekhopha. 11 INkosi uDavida yenza izinto lezi zaba ngcwele kuJehova,+ kugoqele lesiliva legolide eyayilithethe kuzo zonke izizwe, kuma-Edomi, lakumaMowabi, lakuma-Amoni,+ lakumaFilisti,+ lakuma-Amaleki.+
12 U-Abhishayi+ indodana kaZeruya+ wabulala ama-Edomi angu-18 000 esigodini sesawudo.+ 13 Wafaka amaqembu amabutho ko-Edomi njalo bonke abantu bako-Edomi baba zinceku zikaDavida.+ UJehova wayesenza uDavida anqobe loba ngaphi lapho ayesiya khona.+ 14 UDavida waqhubeka ebusa bonke abantu bako-Israyeli.+ Wayesahlulela kuhle futhi esenzela wonke umuntu okulungileyo.+ 15 UJowabi indodana kaZeruya nguye owayekhokhela ibutho,+ njalo uJehoshafathi+ indodana ka-Ahiludi wayebhalela inkosi konke okwakusenzakala. 16 UZadokhi indodana ka-Ahithubi, lo-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abhiyatha babengabaphristi, uShavisha yena engunobhala. 17 UBhenaya indodana kaJehoyada wayekhokhela amaKherethi+ lamaPhelethi.+ Amadodana kaDavida wona ayelezikhundla eziphezulu, elandela inkosi embusweni.