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1 chronicles 18:1-13

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1 Chronicles 18:1-13

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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. And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts. 3. And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 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. And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6. Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 7. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 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. Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; 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. 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. Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. 13. And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David’s servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

1 Chronicles 18:1-13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 18:1

Theological / Devotional

After this. Verses 1-13 deal with the conquests of David. See also on 2 Samuel 8:1-14. The words “after this” do not necessarily indicate that the events about to be narrated all followed in chronological sequence after the events previously given. The order in which events are found recorded in the Bible is not always exactly that in which they took place. Both 2 Samuel 8 and 1 Chronicles 18 seem to incorporate a discussion of the various conquests of David, beginning with Philistia and Moab, but also enumerate the spoils and tribute won from several Syrian states that were subjugated in the war that began at the death of Nahash of Ammon (see 1 Chronicles 19).

Gath. The record in Samuel has, “Metheg-ammah,” which some interpret as meaning, “bridle of the mother city” (see on 2 Samuel 8:1). According to this interpretation David took control of the mother city, the metropolis, of the Philistines, which, according to the record in Chronicles, was Gath.

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