NASB — 1 Chronicles 18 — KJV

David’s Kingdom Strengthened

1 Now after° this° ait came° about that David° Idefeated° the Philistines° and subdued° them and took° Gath° and its towns° from the hand° of the Philistines°. 2 He defeated° Moab°, and the Moabites° became° servants° to David°, bringing° tribute°.

[1] ILit smote, and so in vv 1-3 a2S 8:1-18

3 ¶ David° also defeated° Hadadezer° king° of Zobah° [as far as] Hamath°, as he went° to establish° his Irule° to the Euphrates° River°. 4 David° took° from him 1,000° chariots° and 7,000°° horsemen° and 20,000°° foot° soldiers°°, and David° hamstrung° all° the chariot° horses°, but reserved° [enough] of them for 100° chariots°.

[3] ILit hand

5 ¶ When the Arameans° of IDamascus° came° to help° Hadadezer° king° aof Zobah°, David° IIkilled° 22,000°°° men° of the Arameans°. 6 Then David° put° [garrisons] among the Arameans° of IDamascus°; and the Arameans° became° servants° to David°, bringing° tribute°. And the LORD° helped° David° wherever°° he went°. 7 David° took° the shields° of gold° which° were Icarried° by the servants° of Hadadezer° and brought° them to Jerusalem°. 8 Also from ITibhath° and from Cun°, cities° of Hadadezer°, David° took° a very° large° amount of bronze°, with which aSolomon° made° the bronze° sea° and the pillars° and the bronze° utensils°.

[5] IHeb Darmeseq IILit smote a1Ch 19:6
[6] IHeb Darmeseq
[7] ILit on
[8] IIn 2S 8:8, Betah a1K 7:40-47; 2Ch 4:11-18

9 ¶ Now when ITou° king° of Hamath° heard° that David° had IIdefeated° all° the army° of Hadadezer° king° of Zobah°, 10 he sent° IHadoram° his son° to King° David° to IIgreet°° him and to bless° him, because°° he had fought° against Hadadezer° and had IIIdefeated° him; for Hadadezer° had° been° at war° with Tou°. And [Hadoram brought] all° kinds of articles° of gold° and silver° and bronze°. 11 King° David° also° dedicated° these to the LORD° with the silver° and the gold° which° he had carried° away from all° the nations°: from Edom°, Moab°, the sons° of Ammon°, the Philistines°, and from Amalek°.

[9] IIn 2S 8:9, Toi IILit smitten
[10] IIn 2S 8:10, Joram IILit ask him of his welfare IIILit smitten

12 ¶ Moreover Abishai° the son° of Zeruiah° Idefeated° 18,000°°° Edomites° in the Valley° of Salt°. 13 Then he put° garrisons° in Edom°, and all° the Edomites° became° servants° to David°. And the LORD° helped° David° wherever°° he went°.

[12] ILit smote

14 ¶ So David° reigned° over° all° Israel°; and he Iadministered°° justice° and righteousness° for all° his people°. 15 aJoab° the son° of Zeruiah° [was] over° the army°, and Jehoshaphat° the son° of Ahilud° [was] recorder°; 16 and Zadok° the son° of Ahitub° and Abimelech° the son° of Abiathar° [were] priests°, and Shavsha° [was] secretary°; 17 and Benaiah° the son° of Jehoiada° [was] over° the Cherethites° and the Pelethites°, and the sons° of David° [were] chiefs° at the king’s° side°.

[14] ILit was doing
[15] a1Ch 11:6


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David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites.

1 ¶ Now after² this¹² it came to pass,² that Davidº smoteºª² the Philistines,º and subduedºª them, and tookºª² Gathº and her townsº out of the handº² of the Philistines.º 2 And he smoteºª² Moab;º and the Moabitesº became² David'sº servants,º [and] broughtºª gifts.º

[1] 1S 5:8; 27:4; 2S 1:20; 8:1, 2.
[2] Nu 24:17; Jg 3:29; 1S 10:27; 2S 8:2; 1K 10:2, 25; 2K 3:4; Ps 60:8; 68:29; 72:8; Is 11:14; 16:1.

He smiteth Hadarezer and the Syrians.

3 ¶ And Davidº smoteºª² Hadarezerº kingº of Zobahº unto Hamath,º as he went¹ª² to stablishºª his dominionº by the riverº Euphrates.º 4 And Davidº tookºª from² him a thousandº chariots,º and sevenº thousandº horsemen,º and twentyº thousandº footmen:ºº Davidº also houghedºª² all² the chariotº [horses], but reservedºª of² them an hundredº chariots.º 5 And when the Syriansº of Damascusº cameºª to helpºª Hadarezerº kingº of Zobah,º Davidº slewºª of the Syriansº twoº and twentyº thousandº men.º 6 Then Davidº putºª [garrisons] in Syriadamascus;ºº and the Syriansº became² David'sº servants,º [and] broughtºª gifts.º Thus the LORDº preservedºª Davidº whithersoever²² he went.ºª 7 And Davidº tookºª² the shieldsº of goldº that² were² on² the servantsº of Hadarezer,º and broughtºª them to Jerusalem.º 8 Likewise from Tibhath,º² and from Chun,º² citiesº of Hadarezer,º broughtºª Davidº veryº muchº brass,º wherewith Solomonº madeºª² the brasenº sea,º and the pillars,º and the vesselsº of brass.º

[3] Gn 15:18; Ex 23:31; 1S 14:47; 2S 8:3; 10:6; Ps 60:1.
[4] Dt 17:16; Jsh 11:6, 9; 2S 8:4; 1K 4:2; 10:26; Ps 20:7; 33:16.
[5] 1S 14:47; 2S 8:5; 1K 11:23; 1Ch 18:3; Is 8:9.
[6] 1Ch 17:8; 18:2; Ps 18:43; 121:8; Pv 21:31.
[7] 1K 10:16; 14:26; 2Ch 9:15; 12:9.
[8] 2S 8:8; 1K 7:15; 1Ch 22:14; 2Ch 4:2, 12; Jr 52:17.

Tou sendeth Hadoram with presents to bless David.

9 ¶ Now when Touº kingº of Hamathº heardºª how² Davidº had smittenºª² all² the hostº of Hadarezerº kingº of Zobah;º 10 He sentºª² Hadoramº his sonº to² kingº David,º to enquireºª of his welfare,º and to congratulateºª him, because²² he had foughtºª against Hadarezer,º and smittenºª him; (for² Hadarezerº had warºº² with Tou;)º and [with him] all manner² of vesselsº of goldº and silverº and brass.º

[9] 2S 8:9.
[10] 2S 8:10; 2Ch 9:1, 23; Is 39:1.

The presents and spoil David dedicated to God.

11 ¶ Them also² kingº Davidº dedicatedºª unto the LORD,º with² the silverº and the goldº that² he broughtºª from all²² [these] nations;º from Edom,º² and from Moab,º² and from the childrenº² of Ammon,º and from the Philistines,º² and from Amalek.º² 12 Moreover Abishaiº the sonº of Zeruiahº slewºª² of the Edomitesº in the valleyº of saltº eighteenºº thousand.º

[11] Ex 35:5, 21; Jsh 6:19; 1S 27:8; 30:13, 20; 2S 8:11; 1K 7:51; 2K 12:18; 1Ch 20:1; 22:14; 26:20, 26; 29:14; 2Ch 5:1; Ps 83:6; Mi 4:13.
[12] 1S 26:6, 8; 2S 3:30; 7:13; 8:13; 10:10, 14; 16:9; 19:21; 20:6; 21:17; 23:18; 2K 14:7; 1Ch 2:16; 11:20; 19:11; 2Ch 25:11; Ps 60:1, 8.

He putteth garrisons in Edom.

13 ¶ And he putºª garrisonsº in Edom;º and all² the Edomitesº became² David'sº servants.º Thus the LORDº preservedºª² Davidº whithersoever²² he went.ºª

[13] Gn 25:23; 27:29, 37, 40; Nu 24:18; 1S 10:5; 13:3; 14:1; 2S 7:14; 23:14; 1Ch 18:6; Ps 18:48; 121:7; 144:10; 2Co 11:32.

David's officers.

14 ¶ So Davidº reignedºª over² all² Israel,º and executedºª² judgmentº and justiceº among all² his people.º 15 And Joabº the sonº of Zeruiahº [was] over² the host;º and Jehoshaphatº the sonº of Ahilud,º recorder.ºª 16 And Zadokº the sonº of Ahitub,º and Abimelechº the sonº of Abiathar,º [were] the priests;º and Shavshaº was scribe;ºª 17 And Benaiahº the sonº of Jehoiada¹² [was] over² the Cherethitesº and the Pelethites;º and the sonsº of Davidº [were] chiefº aboutº the king.º

[14] 2S 8:15; 1Ch 12:38; Ps 78:71; 89:14; Is 9:7; 32:1; Jr 22:15; 23:5; 33:15.
[15] 2S 8:16; 1K 4:3; 1Ch 11:6.
[16] 2S 8:17; 20:25; 1K 2:35; 4:3.
[17] 2S 8:18; 15:18; 20:7, 23; 23:19; 1K 1:38, 44; 2:34; 1Ch 23:28; Zp 2:5.


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