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1
Chronicles Chapter Eighteen
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 18
The
eighteenth and nineteenth chapters are the same with 2 Samuel 8:1 with
very little variations, which are observed in the notes on them, to which the
reader is referred.
1 Chronicles
18:1 After this it
came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath
and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.
YLT
1And it cometh to pass after
this, that David smiteth the Philistines, and humbleth them, and taketh Gath
and its small towns out of the hand of the Philistines;
Verses 1-17
See
Chapter Introduction
1 Chronicles
18:2 2 Then
he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought
tribute.
YLT
2and he smiteth Moab, and
the Moabites are servants to David, bringing a present.
1 Chronicles 18:3 3 And David defeated
Hadadezer[a] king of
Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River
Euphrates.
YLT
3And David smiteth Hadarezer
king of Zobah, at Hamath, in his going to establish his power by the river
Phrat,
1 Chronicles 18:4 4 David took from him one
thousand chariots, seven thousand[b] horsemen,
and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses,
except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.
YLT
4and David captureth from
him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand
footmen, and David destroyeth utterly all the chariots, and leaveth of them a
hundred chariots [only].
1 Chronicles 18:5 5 When the Syrians of
Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand
of the Syrians.
YLT
5And Aram of Damascus cometh
in to give help to Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David smiteth in Aram twenty
and two thousand men,
1 Chronicles 18:6 6 Then David put garrisons
in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and
brought tribute. So the Lord
preserved David wherever he went.
YLT
6and David putteth
[garrisons] in Aram of Damascus, and the Aramaeans are to David for servants,
bearing a present, and Jehovah giveth salvation to David whithersoever he hath
gone.
1 Chronicles 18:7 7 And David took the shields
of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
YLT
7And David taketh the
shields of gold that have been on the servants of Hadarezer, and bringeth them
in to Jerusalem;
1 Chronicles 18:8 8 Also from Tibhath[c] and from
Chun, cities of Hadadezer, David brought a large amount of bronze, with which
Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and the articles of bronze.
YLT
8and from Tibhath, and from
Chun, cities of Hadarezer, hath David taken very much brass; with it hath
Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
1 Chronicles 18:9 9 Now when Tou[d] king of
Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
YLT
9And Tou king of Hamath
heareth that David hath smitten the whole force of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
1 Chronicles 18:10 10 he sent Hadoram[e] his son to
King David, to greet him and bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer
and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou); and Hadoram
brought with him all kinds of articles of gold, silver, and bronze.
YLT
10and he sendeth Hadoram his
son unto king David, to ask of him of peace, and to bless him (because that he
hath fought against Hadarezer, and smiteth him, for a man of wars with Tou had
Hadarezer been,) and all kinds of vessels, of gold, and silver, and brass;
1 Chronicles 18:11 11 King David also dedicated
these to the Lord,
along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these
nations—from Edom, from Moab, from the people of Ammon, from the Philistines,
and from Amalek.
YLT
11also them hath king David
sanctified to Jehovah with the silver and the gold that he hath taken from all
the nations, from Edom, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the
Philistines, and from Amalek.
1 Chronicles 18:12 12 Moreover Abishai the son
of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites[f] in the
Valley of Salt.
YLT
12And Abishai son of Zeruiah
hath smitten Edom in the valley of salt -- eighteen thousand,
1 Chronicles 18:13 13 He also put garrisons in
Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved
David wherever he went.
YLT
13and he putteth in Edom
garrisons, and all the Edomites are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David
whithersoever he hath gone.
1 Chronicles 18:14 14 So David reigned over all
Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people.
YLT
14And David reigneth over all
Israel, and he is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,
1 Chronicles 18:15 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was
over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
YLT
15and Joab son of Zeruiah
[is] over the host, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer,
1 Chronicles 18:16 16 Zadok the son of Ahitub
and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha[g] was
the scribe;
YLT
16and Zadok son of Ahitub,
and Abimelech son of Abiathar, [are] priests, and Shavsha [is] scribe,
1 Chronicles 18:17 17 Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were
chief ministers at the king’s side.
YLT
17and Benaiah son of Jehoiada
[is] over the Cherethite and the Pelethite, and the elder sons of David [are]
at the hand of the king.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
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