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1 Chronicles 18 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

David’s Kingdom Strengthened

1Ch 18:1

Now after this it came about that David [fn]defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.

1Ch 18:2And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute.
1Ch 18:3

David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his [fn]rule to the river Euphrates.

1Ch 18:4David took from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and David hamstrung almost all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for a hundred chariots.
1Ch 18:5

When the Arameans of [fn]Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David [fn]killed twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans.

1Ch 18:6Then David put garrisons among the Arameans of [fn]Damascus; and the Arameans became servants to David, bringing tribute. And the LORD helped David wherever he went.
1Ch 18:7And David took the shields of gold which were [fn]carried by the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
1Ch 18:8Also from [fn]Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze [fn]Sea and the pillars and the bronze utensils.
1Ch 18:9

Now when [fn]Tou king of Hamath heard that David had [fn]defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

1Ch 18:10he sent [fn]Hadoram his son to King David to [fn]greet him and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and had [fn]defeated him; for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou. And Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze.
1Ch 18:11King David also dedicated these to the LORD, 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.
1Ch 18:12

Moreover, Abishai the son of Zeruiah [fn]defeated eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

1Ch 18:13Then he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD helped David wherever he went.
1Ch 18:14

So David reigned over all Israel; and he [fn]administered justice and righteousness for all his people.

1Ch 18:15Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was secretary;
1Ch 18:16and Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests, and Shavsha was secretary;
1Ch 18:17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chiefs at the king’s side.
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit struck, and so in vv 1-3
Lit hand
Heb Darmeseq
Lit struck
Heb Darmeseq
Lit on
In 2 Sam 8:8, Betah
I.e., large basin
In 2 Sam 8:9, Toi
Lit struck
In 2 Sam 8:10, Joram
Lit ask him of his welfare
Lit struck
Lit struck
Lit was doing
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