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And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
1 Chronicles 18:3 — KJV
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1 Chronicles 18:3
King James Version (KJV)
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1 Chronicles 18:3
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Commentary
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 18:3
Theological / DevotionalHadarezer. See on 2 Samuel 8:3 for the correct spelling and derivation of the name. Zobah unto Hamath. Rather, Zobah toward Hamath. Zobah was an Aramaean kingdom west of the Euphrates, north of Damascus, and south of Hammath. It flourished in the days of Saul, David, and Solomon (see 1 Samuel 14:47; 2 Samuel 8:3; 2 Chronicles 8:3).
To stablish his dominion. “To recover his border” (see on 2 Samuel 8:3).
Euphrates. The statement here is evidence that David exercised a measure of “dominion” as far as the Euphrates. This is further substantiated by the fact that among the defeated Syrian allies were Aramaeans from east of the Euphrates (see on chapter 19:16, 19).
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