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[verse 1] Forsothe [Sothely IS.] it was doon aftir these thingis, that Dauid smoot Filisteis [the Philistees IS.] , and made hem lowe, and took [he took IS.] awey Geth and vilagis [the vilagis IS.] [verse 2] therof fro the hond of Filisteis; and that [Om. IS.] he smoot Moab; and Moabitis weren maad seruauntis [the seruauntis IS.] of Dauid, and brouȝten [thei brouȝten IS.] ȝiftis to hym. [verse 3] In that tyme Dauid smoot also
Adadezer, kyng of Soba, of the cuntrey of Emath, whanne he ȝede for [Om. S.] to alarge his empire til to the flood Eufrates. [verse 4] Ther|for Dauid took a thousynde foure [of foure IS.] horsid cartis of his, and seuene thousynde of horsmen, and twenti thousynde of foot men; and he hoxide [oxide, that is, he kitte asonder the houȝ senues of S.] alle the horsis of charis [the charis IS.] , outakun an hundrid foure horsid cartis, whiche [the whiche I.] he kepte to hym silf. [verse 5] For|sothe [And IS.] also Sirus of [prince of IS.] Damask cam aboue, to ȝyue help to Adadezer, kyng of Soba, but Dauid smoot also of hise [Syrus IS.] two and [verse 6] twenti thousynde of men; and he [Dauid IS.] set|tide [sette IS.] kniȝtis in Damask, that Sirie also schulde serue hym, and brynge [bryng to him S.] ȝiftis. And the Lord helpide hym [Dauid IS.] in alle thingis to whiche he ȝede. [verse 7] And Dauid took goldun arowe caasis, whiche the seruauntis of Adadezer hadden, and he brouȝte [brouȝt in S.] tho in [verse 8] to Jerusalem; also and [Om. S.] of Thebath and of Chum, the citees of Adadezer, he took ful myche of bras, wherof Salomon made the brasun see, `that is, waischynge ves|sel [Om. I. that is, wasshing vesselis for use of the tabernacle S.] , and pileris, and [and othere diuers S.] brasun vessels. [verse 9] And whanne Thou, kyng of Emath, hadde herd this thing, `that is [Om. S.] , that Dauid hadde smyte al the oost of Adadezer, [verse 10] kyng of Soba, he sente Aduram, his sone, to Dauid the kyng, for to axe of hym pees, and for to thanke hym, for he hadde ouercome and hadde [Om. IS.] smyte Adadezer; for whi king Adadezer was aduersarie of Thou. [verse 11] But also kyng Dauid halewide to the Lord alle the vessels of gold, and of siluer, and of bras; and the siluer, and the gold, which the kyng hadde take of alle folkis, as wel of Idumee and Moab [of Moab C.] , and of the [alle the IS.] sones of Amon, as of Filisteis and Amalech [of Amalech C.] . [verse 12] Forsothe [And IS.] Abisai, the sone of Saruye, smoot Edom in the valei of salt pittis, `ten and eiȝte [eiȝtene IX.] thousynde. [verse 13] And he [Abisay S.] settide [sette IS.] strong hold in Edom, that Ydumei schulde serue Dauid. And the Lord sauide
Dauid in alle thingis, to whiche he ȝede. [verse 14] Therfor Dauid regnede on [upon IS.] al Israel, and dide [he dide S.] doom and [in D.] riȝtwisnesse [riȝtfulnesse plures.] to al his puple. [verse 15] Forsothe [And S.] Joab, the sone of Saruye, was [was duke S.] `on the [vpon Dauith S.] oost; and Josaphat, the sone [verse 16] of Ayluth, was chaunceler [Dauith chaunseler S.] ; forsothe [and S.] Sa|doch, the sone of Achitob, and Achyma|lech, the sone of Abyathar, weren preestis; [verse 17] and Susa was scribe; and Banaye, the sone of Joiada, was on [souereyne vpon S.] the legiouns Cerethi and Phelethi [Glose. Cere|thie and Phele|thie weren moost tauȝt fiȝters, and thei werin kepers of Da|uith heed.] ; sotheli the sones of Dauid weren the firste at the [Om. S.] hond of the kyng.