1 Chronicles 18

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1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.

2David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought tribute.

3Moreover, David fought Hadadezer king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when he went to establish his control along the Euphrates River.

4David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.

5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.

6He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went.

7David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

8From Tebah and Cun, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, David took a great quantity of bronze, which Solomon used to make the bronze Sea, the pillars and various bronze articles.

9When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

10he sent his son Hadoram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.

11King David dedicated these articles to the Lord, as he had done with the silver and gold he had taken from all these nations: Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek.

12Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

13He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The Lord gave David victory everywhere he went.

14David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

15Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;

16Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was secretary;

17Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were chief officials at the king's side.

Commentary

18:1-17 David's victories. - This chapter is the same as 2Sa 8. Our good fight of faith, under the Captain of our salvation, will end in everlasting triumph and peace. The happiness of Israel, through David's victories, and just government, faintly shadowed forth the happiness of the redeemed in the realms above.

See Gill "1Ch 18:1".

CHAPTER 181Ch 18:1, 2. David Subdues the Philistines and Moabites.1. David … took Gath and her towns—The full extent of David's conquests in the Philistine territory is here distinctly stated, whereas in the parallel passage (2Sa 8:1) it was only described in a general way. Gath was the "Metheg-ammah," or "arm-bridle," as it is there called—either from its supremacy as the capital over the other Philistine towns, or because, in the capture of that important place and its dependencies, he obtained the complete control of his restless neighbors.

Chapter 18 David’s piety and his prayer we had an account of in the foregoing chapter; here follows immediately that which one might reasonably expect, an account of his prosperity; for those that seek first the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, as David did, shall have other things added to them as far as God sees good for them. Here is, I. His prosperity abroad. He conquered the Philistines (v. 1), the Moabites (v. 2), the king of Zobah (v. 3, 4), the Syrians (v. 5-8), made the king of Hamath his tributary (v. 9–11), and the Edomites (v. 12, 13). II. His prosperity at home. His court and kingdom flourished (v. 14–17). All this we had an account of before, 2 Sa. 8.Verses 1-8 After this, it is said (v. 1), David did those great exploits. After the sweet communion he had had with God by the word and prayer, as mentioned in the foregoing chapter, he went on his work with extraordinary vigour and courage, conquering and to conquer. Thus Jacob, after his vision, lifted up his feet, Gen. 29:1.We have taken a view of these victories before, and shall now only observe, 1. Those that have been long enemies to the Israel of God will be brought down at last. The Philistines had, for several generations, been vexatious to Israel, but now David subdued them, v. 1. Thus shall all opposing rule, principality, and power, be, at the end of time, put down by the Son of David, and the most inveterate enemies shall fall before him. 2. Such is the uncertainty of this world that frequently men lose their wealth and power when they think to confirm it. Hadarezer was smitten as he went to establish his dominion, v. 3. 3. A horse is a vain thing for safety, so David said (Ps. 33:17), and it seems he believed what he said, for he houghed the chariot-horses, v. 4. Being resolved not to trust to them (Ps. 20:7), he would not use them. 4. The enemies of God’s church are often made to ruin themselves by helping one another, v. 5. The Syrians of Damascus were smitten when they came to help Hadarezer. When hand thus joins in hand they shall not only not go unpunished, but thereby they shall be gathered as the sheaves into the floor, Mic. 4:11, 12. 5. The wealth of the sinner sometimes proves to have been laid up for the just. The Syrians brought gifts, v. 6. Their shields of gold and their brass were brought to Jerusalem, v. 7, 8.

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AMHEVG ከዚህም በኋላ ዳዊት ፍልስጥኤማውያንን መታ፥ አዋረዳቸውም፥ ከፍልስጥኤማውያንም እጅ ጌትንና መንደሮችዋን ወሰደ። አማርኛ BCV ድሕሪዙይ ዳዊት ንፍልስጥኤማውያን ተዋጊኡ ሰዓሮም ኣዋረዶምውን፤ ንጌትን ነተን ኣብ ከባቢኣ ዘለዋ ዓድታትን ድማ ኻብ ኢድ ፍልስጥኤማውያን ወሰደን። ትግርኛ GAZBIB Kana booddee immoo Daawit mootichi Filisxeemota rukutee harka isaa jala galfatee, mandara Gaatii fi gandeewwan naannoo … Afaan Oromoo BCV GIZ ወኮነ እምድኅረ ዝንቱ ስእለት ቀተሎሙ ዳዊት ለኢሎፍሊ ወአውደቆሙ ወነሥኣ ለብሔረ ጌት ወለኵሉ አዕጻዲሃ እምእደዊሆሙ ለኢሎፍሊ። giz GAZGAZ Kana booddee immoo Daawit mootichi Filisxeemota rukutee harka isaa jala galfatee, mandara Gaatii fi gandeewwan naannoo … Afaan Oromoo BCV aksum ድሕሪዙይ ዳዊት ንፍልስጥኤማውያን ተዋጊኡ ሰዓሮም ኣዋረዶምውን፤ ንጌትን ነተን ኣብ ከባቢኣ ዘለዋ ዓድታትን ድማ ኻብ ኢድ ፍልስጥኤማውያን ወሰደን። ትግርኛ AMHNIV ከዚህ በኋላ ዳዊት ፍልስጥኤማውያንን ድል መትቶ ተገዥ አደረጋቸው፤ ጌትንና በዙሪያዋም የሚገኙትን መንደሮች ከፍልስጥኤማውያን እጅ ወሰደ። አማርኛ SWAHSUV Ikawa baadaye, Daudi akawapiga Wafilisti, akawashinda, akautwaa Gathi na vijiji vyake mikononi mwa Wafilisti. Kiswahili