1 Chronicles 18:3

1 Chronicles 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
• New International Version (NIV)Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at the Euphrates River.
• English Standard Version (ESV)David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates.

Context of 1 Chronicles 18:3

1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. 2David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute. As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River. 4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots. 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.

1 Chronicles 18:3 word by word

וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָ֖ה חֲמָ֑תָה בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ לְהַצִּ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃Read the interlinear

• Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · (Zobah)-HamathH2574
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• also defeatedנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֫זֶרhădad‛ezer · HadadezerH1909
• of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
• who had marched outהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to establishנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• his dominionיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• along the Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578
• Riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:3

• 2 Samuel 8:3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
• 1 Samuel 14:47After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
• 2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
• Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
• Genesis 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
• Exodus 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:3

• 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. 33. Hadarezer--or, "Hadadezer" (2Sa 8:3), which was probably the original form of the name, was derived from Hadad, a Syrian deity. It seems to have become the official and hereditary title of the rulers of that kingdom. Zobah--Its situation is determined by the words "unto" or "towards Hamath," a little to the northeast of Damascus, and is supposed by some to be the same place as in earlier times was called Hobah (Ge 14:15). Previous to the rise of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 18:3

• Euphrates
• Hadadezer
• Hamath
• Moabites
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Hamath
• Euphrates River, the River
• Hamath, Hamathites, Lebo Hamath
• Euphrates
• Nahash
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy

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