1 Chronicles · Geneva Bible (1599)
1 Chronicles 18 Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 And after this Dauid smote the Philistims, and subdued them, and tooke Gath, and the villages thereof out of the hand of the Philistims.
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 Dauids seruants, and brought giftes.
2 He defeated Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
3 And Dauid smote Hadarezer King of Zobah vnto Hamath, as he went to stablish his border by the riuer Perath.
3 David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4 And Dauid tooke from him a thousand charets, and seuen thousand horsemen, and twentie thousand footemen, and destroyed all the charets, but he reserued of them an hundreth charets.
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 Then came the Aramites of Damascus to succour Hadarezer King of Zobah, but Dauid slewe of the Aramites two and twentie thousand.
5 When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty-two thousand men of the Syrians.
6 And Dauid put a garison in Aram of Damascus, and the Aramites became Dauids seruants, and brought giftes: and the Lord preserued Dauid wheresoeuer 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 Dauid tooke the shieldes of gold that were of the seruants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Ierusalem.
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 Chun (cities of Hadarezer) brought Dauid exceeding much brasse, wherewith Salomon made the brasen Sea, and the pillars and the vessels of brasse.
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 Then Tou King of Hamath heard howe Dauid had smitten all the hoste of Hadarezer King of Zobah:
9 When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
10 Therefore he sent Hadoram his sonne to King Dauid, to salute him, and to reioyce with him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and beaten him (for Tou had warre with Hadarezer) who brought all vessels of golde and siluer and brasse.
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 King Dauid did dedicate them vnto the Lord, with the siluer and golde that hee brought from all the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistims, 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 Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah smote of Edom in the salt valley eighteene thousand,
12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
13 And he put a garison in Edom, and all the Edomites became Dauids seruantes: and the Lord preserued Dauid wheresoeuer 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 Dauid reigned ouer all Israel, and executed iudgement and iustice to all his people.
14 David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
15 And Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah was ouer the hoste, and Iehoshaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder,
15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
16 And Zadok the sonne of Ahitub, and Abimelech the sonne of Abiathar were the Priests, and Shausha the Scribe,
16 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
17 And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer the Cherethites and the Pelethites: and the sonnes of Dauid were chiefe about 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.
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
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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