1 Chronicles · Brenton's English Septuagint
1 Chronicles 18 Brenton's English Septuagint
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- Square brackets mark words Brenton supplied for English sense.
- Old Testament only (no New Testament). First printed 1844; the 1851 edition added the deuterocanonical books.
1 And it came to pass afterwards, that David smote the Philistines, and routed them, and took Geth and its villages out of the hand 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 smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, [and] tributaries.
2 He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 And David smote Adraazar king of Suba of Emath, as he was going to establish power toward 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 of them a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand infantry: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but there were reserved of them a hundred chariots.
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 the Syrian came from Damascus to help Adraazar king of Suba; and David smote of the Syrian [army] twenty and two thousand men.
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
6 And David put a garrison in Syria near Damascus; and they became tributary servants to David: and the Lord delivered David 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 David took the golden collars that were on the servants of Adraazar, and brought them to Jerusalem.
7 David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8 And David took out of Matabeth, and out of the chief cities of Adraazar very much brass: of this Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the brazen 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 And Thoa king of Emath heard that David had smitten the whole force of Adraazar king of Suba.
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 And he sent Aduram his son to king David to ask how he was, and to congratulate him because he had fought against Adraazar, and smitten him; for Thoa was the enemy of Adraazar.
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 And all the golden and silver and brazen vessels, even these king David consecrated to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he took from all the nations; from Idumæa, and Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalec.
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 Abesa son of Saruia smote the Idumeans in the valley of Salt, eighteen thousand.
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 And he put garrisons in the valley; and all the Idumæans became David's servants: and the Lord delivered David 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 reigned over all Israel; and he executed judgment and justice to 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 Saruia [was] over the army, and Josaphat the son of Achilud [was] recorder.
15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 And Sadoc son of Achitob, and Achimelech son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Susa [was] the scribe;
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
17 and Banæas the son of Jodae [was] over the Cherethite and the Phelethite, and the sons of David were the chief deputies of the king.
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.
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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