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1 Chronicles 18 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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David Strikes Down Nations

(2Sa 8:1–14 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:1 -

Now it happened afterwards, that David struck the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:2 - He also struck Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.
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Then David struck Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to set up his [fn]power at the Euphrates River.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:4 - And David captured from him 1,000 chariots and 7,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers, and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for 100 chariots.
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Then the Arameans of [fn]Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah. And David struck down 22,000 men of the Arameans.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:6 - Then David placed garrisons among the Arameans of [fn]Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And Yahweh granted salvation to David wherever he went.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:7 - And David took the small shields of gold which were [fn]carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:8 - Also from [fn]Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils.
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Then [fn]Tou king of Hamath heard that David had struck down all the military force of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:10 - so he sent [fn]Hadoram his son to King David to [fn]greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him down; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:11 - King David also set these apart as holy to Yahweh with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:12 -

Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah [fn]smote 18,000 of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:13 - Then he placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Yahweh granted salvation to David wherever he went.
(2Sa 8:15–18 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:14 -

So David reigned over all Israel; and he was doing justice and righteousness for all his people.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:15 - Now Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:16 - and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was scribe;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:17 - and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king’s side.
LSB Footnotes
Or monument; lit hand
Heb Darmeseq
Heb Darmeseq
Lit on
In 2 Sam 8:8, Betah
In 2 Sam 8:9, Toi
In 2 Sam 8:10, Joram
Lit ask him of his welfare
Or struck down
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