1 Chronicles 18:7

1 Chronicles 18:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

Context of 1 Chronicles 18:7

5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. 6Then 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. And 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. 9When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,

1 Chronicles 18:7 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗יד אֵ֚ת שִׁלְטֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֔וּ עַ֖ל עַבְדֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• shieldsשֶׁ֫לֶטsheleţ · shieldH7982
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• belongedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• toעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the officersעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֫זֶרhădad‛ezer · HadadezerH1909
• and brought themבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:7

• 1 Kings 10:16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
• 1 Kings 14:26He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
• 2 Chronicles 9:15King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of hammered gold went into each shield.
• 2 Chronicles 12:9So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:7

• 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 18:7

• Hadadezer
• Moabites
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jerusalem
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Gold
• Hadadezer
• Port; Porter
• War; Warfare

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