Berean Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 18:6
6Then he placed garrisons1 in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious2 wherever he went.
1 Chronicles 18:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then David put garrisons in Syria–damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
- New International Version (NIV)He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought him tribute. The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of 1 Chronicles 18:6
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. Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. 7And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem. 8And from Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a large amount of bronze, with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 181 Chronicles 18:6 word by word
וַיָּ֤שֶׂם דָּוִיד֙ בַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂק וַיְהִ֤י אֲרָם֙ לְדָוִ֔יד עֲבָדִ֖ים נֹשְׂאֵ֣י מִנְחָ֑ה וַיּ֤וֹשַׁע יְהוָה֙ לְדָוִ֔יד בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
- Then heדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- placedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
- in Aramאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
- of Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂקdammeώeq dûmeώeq darmeώeq · DamascusH1834
- becameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- subjectעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- and brought himנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- tributeמִנְחָהminchâh · offering: tributeH4503
- So the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- victoriousיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
- whereverכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- he wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:6
- 1 Chronicles 18:2David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
- Psalms 18:43You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
- 1 Chronicles 17:8I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.
- Psalms 121:8The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
- Proverbs 21:31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:6
- 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
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Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 18:6 LXX and Vulgate (see also 2 Samuel 8:6 and Syriac); Hebrew does not include garrisons. ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 18:6 Or the LORD saved David; also in verse 13 ↩
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
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