Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 18

(2 Samuel 8:1–14; Psalm 60:1–12)

1Some time laterוַיְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ןvay.Hi 'a.cha.rei- KhenH1961 H310 H3651,Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853defeatedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,subdued themוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'EmH3665,and tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853Gathגַּ֥תgatH1661and its villagesוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

2Davidalso defeatedוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Moabitesמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,and theyמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124becameוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961subjectעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732and brought himנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375tributeמִנְחָֽה׃min.ChahH4503.

3As far asHamathחֲמָ֑תָהcha.Ma.tahH2574,Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853also defeatedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428HadadezerH1909of Zobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678,who had marched outבְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980to establishלְהַצִּ֥יבle.ha.TzivH5324his dominionיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027along the Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578Riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104.

4Davidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732capturedוַיִּלְכֹּד֩vai.yil.KodH3920from himמִמֶּ֜נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505charioteersפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505foot soldiersאִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י'ish rag.LiH376 H7273,and he hamstrungוַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִיד֙vay.'a.Ker da.VidH6131 H1732אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the horsesהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393except a hundredמֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480he keptוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498for the chariotsרָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevH7393.

5When the Arameansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקdar.Me.sekH1834cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to helpלַעְז֕וֹרla'.ZorH5826Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428HadadezerH1909of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִיד֙ בַּאֲרָ֔םda.Vid ba.'a.RamH1732 H758struck downוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִֽים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִם'es.rim- u.she.Na.yimH6242 H8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505of their menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

6Then heדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsin Aramבַּאֲרַ֣םba.'a.RamH758of Damascusדַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקdar.Me.sekH1834,and the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961subjectעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732and brought himנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375tributeמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068made Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732victoriousוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

7And Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732אֵ֚ת'etH853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongedהָי֔וּha.YuH1961toעַ֖ל'alH5921the officersעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of HadadezerH1909and brought themוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

8And from Tibhathוּמִטִּבְחַ֤תu.mi.tiv.ChatH2880and Cunוּמִכּוּן֙u.mi.KunH3560,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of HadadezerH1909,Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732tookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947a largeמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966amountרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, with whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010אֶת־'et-H853madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178Seaיָ֤םyamH3220וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982,andוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853variousbronzeהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פha.ne.Cho.shetH5178articlesכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.

9When Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Touתֹּ֖עוּTo.'uH8583of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֚יkiH3588Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853had defeatedהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221the entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֖ילcheilH2428of HadadezerH1909kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָֽה׃tzo.VahH6678,

10he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853his sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121Hadoramהֲדֽוֹרָם־ha.do.rom-H1913אֶל־'el-H413to greetH7592H7592Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּ֠וִידDa.vidH1732and bless himלְשָׁל֜וֹם וּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹle.sha.Lom u.le.va.ra.KhoH7965 H1288forעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834fightingנִלְחַ֤םnil.ChamH3898and defeatingוַיַּכֵּ֔הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221HadadezerH1909, whoכִּי־ אִ֛ישׁki- 'ishH3588 H376H1909had beenהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961at warמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421with Touתֹּ֖עוּTo.'uH8583. Hadoram broughtall kindsוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605of articlesכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701and bronzeוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178,

11andגַּם־gam-H1571Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732dedicatedהִקְדִּ֞ישׁhik.DishH6942theseאֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853to the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,along withעִם־'im-H5973the silverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701and goldוְהַזָּהָ֔בve.ha.za.HavH2091אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had carried offנָשָׂ֖אna.Sa'H5375from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471—from Edomמֵֽאֱד֤וֹםme.'e.DomH123and Moabוּמִמּוֹאָב֙u.mi.mo.'AvH4124,and from the Ammonitesוּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןu.mi.be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983,Philistinesוּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.mi.pe.lish.TimH6430,and Amalekitesוּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃u.Me.'a.ma.LekH6002.

12Moreover, Abishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870struck downהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853eighteenשְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.mo.Nah 'a.SarH8083 H6240thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505Edomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123in the Valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of Saltהַמֶּ֔לַחha.Me.lachH4417.

13He placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִיבִ֔יםne.tzi.VimH5333in Edomבֶּֽאֱדוֹם֙be.'e.dOmH123,and allכָל־khol-H3605the Edomitesאֱד֖וֹם'e.DomH123wereוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961subjectעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732.So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853made Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732victoriousוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467whereverבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.

David’s Officers

(2 Samuel 8:15–18)

14Thus Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961administeredעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971:

15Joabוְיוֹאָ֥בve.yo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֖הtze.ru.YahH6870was overעַל־'al-H5921the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635;Jehoshaphatוִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286wasthe recorderמַזְכִּֽיר׃maz.KirH2142;

16Zadokוְצָד֧וֹקve.tza.DokH6659sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֛וּב'a.chi.TuvH285and Ahimelechוַאֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְva.'a.vi.Me.lekhH40sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54were priestsכֹּהֲנִ֑יםko.ha.NimH3548;Shavshaוְשַׁוְשָׁ֖אve.shav.Sha'H7798wasthe scribeסוֹפֵֽר׃so.FerH5608;

17Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077was overעַל־'al-H5921the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774and Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432;and David’sדָוִ֥ידda.VidH1732sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121were chief officialsהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428sideלְיַ֥דle.YadH3027.

(2 Samuel 8:1–14; Psalm 60:1–12)

David’s Officers

(2 Samuel 8:15–18)

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18