1 Chronicles · Bible in Basic English
1 Chronicles 18 Bible in Basic English
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1 And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them, and took Gath with its daughter-towns out of the hands of the Philistines.
1 After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 And he overcame Moab, and the Moabites became his servants and gave him offerings.
2 He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 Then David overcame Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, when he was going to make his power seen by the river Euphrates.
3 David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4 And David took from him a thousand war-carriages and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand footmen: and he had the leg-muscles of all the horses cut, keeping only enough of them for a hundred war-carriages.
4 David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
5 And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand Aramaeans.
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
6 Then David put armed forces in Damascus, and the Aramaeans became his servants and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.
6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
7 And the gold body-covers of the servants of Hadadezer, David took to Jerusalem.
7 David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And from Tibhath and from Cun, towns of Hadadezer, David took a great store of brass, of which Solomon made the great brass water-vessel and the brass pillars and vessels.
8 From Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took very much bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea, the pillars, and the vessels of bronze.
9 Now when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 He sent his son Hadoram to King David, to give him words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou; and he gave him all sorts of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
10 he sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him (for Hadadezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all kinds of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.
11 These King David made holy to the Lord, together with the silver and gold he had taken from all nations; from Edom and Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek.
11 King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: from Edom, from Moab, from the children of Ammon, from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
12 And when he came back from putting to the sword eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt,
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 David put armed forces in all the towns of Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. The Lord made David overcome wherever he went.
13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
14 So David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.
14 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
15 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the army; and Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, was keeper of the records.
15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub; and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was the scribe;
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
17 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief of those whose places were at the king's side.
17 and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief officials serving the king.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Ahimelech
Named with Zadok as a priest in David's administration and called the son of Abiathar.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 24:3
Joram
Son of Toi, sent to greet David and bless him with articles of silver, gold and bronze, which David dedicated to the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:10; 1 Chronicles 18:10
Seraiah
Listed as the scribe in David's administration (called Shavsha in 1 Chronicles 18:16).
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16
Toi
King of Hamath, who had been at war with Hadadezer and sent his son Joram to greet David and bless him after David defeated Hadadezer.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:9; 2 Samuel 8:10; 1 Chronicles 18:9
Cross references (17)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 8:1–18; 2 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 27:4; 1 Samuel 5:8
- 2 Psalm 72:8–10; 1 Kings 10:2; Isaiah 11:14; Judges 3:29–30; Psalm 68:29–30
- 3 Psalm 60:1; 2 Samuel 8:3; Genesis 15:18; 2 Samuel 10:6; Exodus 23:31
- 4 2 Samuel 8:4; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 33:16–17; 1 Kings 10:26; Joshua 11:9
- 5 Isaiah 8:9–10; 2 Samuel 8:5–6; 1 Chronicles 19:6; 1 Chronicles 18:3; 1 Kings 11:23–24
- 6 Psalm 18:43–44; Psalm 121:8; 1 Chronicles 17:8; Proverbs 21:31; 1 Chronicles 18:2
- 7 2 Chronicles 12:9–10; 1 Kings 14:26–28; 1 Kings 10:16–17; 2 Chronicles 9:15–16
- 8 2 Samuel 8:8; 2 Chronicles 4:12–18; Jeremiah 52:17–23; 1 Kings 7:15–47; 2 Chronicles 4:2–6
- 9 2 Samuel 8:9
- 10 2 Samuel 8:10; Isaiah 39:1; 2 Chronicles 9:23–24; 2 Chronicles 9:1
- 11 1 Samuel 30:20; 2 Kings 12:18; 2 Chronicles 5:1; 2 Samuel 8:11–12; Exodus 35:21–24
- 12 Psalm 60:1; 2 Chronicles 25:11; 1 Chronicles 2:16; 2 Samuel 8:13–14; 1 Chronicles 11:20
- 13 1 Chronicles 18:6; 2 Samuel 7:14–17; Psalm 18:48–50; Psalm 144:10; Psalm 121:7
- 14 Jeremiah 33:15; Psalm 89:14; Jeremiah 23:5–6; 2 Samuel 8:15; Psalm 78:71–72
- 15 1 Chronicles 11:6; 2 Samuel 8:16; 1 Kings 4:3
- 16 2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 4:3; 1 Chronicles 24:6; 1 Kings 2:35
- 17 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 15:18; Zephaniah 2:5; 2 Samuel 20:7; 1 Kings 1:38
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