1 Chronicles 18:5

1 Chronicles 18:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians.

Context of 1 Chronicles 18:5

3David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion to the Euphrates River. 4David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers (infantrymen). David also hamstrung [nearly] all the chariot horses [to make them lame and useless], but left enough of them for 100 chariots. When the Arameans (Syrians) of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed 22,000 of the Arameans. 6Then David put military outposts among the Arameans in Damascus; and the Arameans became David’s servants and brought tribute. Thus the Lord helped David wherever he went. 7David took the shields of gold which were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 18:5 word by word

וַיָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂק לַעְז֕וֹר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִיד֙ בַּאֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• of Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂקdammeώeq dûmeώeq darmeώeq · DamascusH1834
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• Hadarezerהֲדַרְעֶ֫זֶרhădar‛ezer · HadarezerH1928
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• slewנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:5

• 2 Samuel 8:5When the Arameans (Syrians) of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 Arameans.
• 1 Kings 11:23God also stirred up another adversary for Solomon, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.
• Isaiah 8:9“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered! Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries. Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered; Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.
• 1 Chronicles 17:3But it came about that same night that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,
• 1 Samuel 14:47When Saul assumed control of the kingdom of Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side: Moab, the sons (descendants) of Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-13David conquered areas east of the Jordan River in stages. First, he took over Moab in the south, securing control of the plateau north of the Arnon River. His victory over the Aramean alliance led by Hadadezer resulted in an alliance with King Toi of Hamath, who was Hadadezer's enemy (1 Chronicles 18:9–11). After defeating Ammon and the Arameans east of the Jordan, David expanded his control over southern Edom and gained access to a southern seaport (1…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-84-8. And David took from him a thousand chariots--(See on 2Sa 8:3-14). In 2Sa 8:4 David is said to have taken seven hundred horsemen, whereas here it is said that he took seven thousand. This great discrepancy in the text of the two narratives seems to have originated with a transcriber in confounding the two Hebrew letters which indicate the numbers, and in neglecting to mark or obscure the points over one of them. We have no means of ascertaining…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 18:5

• Hadadezer
• Moabites
• Syria
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• Damascus
• David
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hadadezer
• Port; Porter
• Succor; Succorer
• Zobah

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary