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

1After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from Philistine control. 2He also defeated the Moabites, and they became David’s subjects and brought tribute. David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River. 4David captured one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers from him, hamstrung all the horses, and kept a hundred chariots. 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Aramean men.

1 Chronicles 18:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Hadarezerהֲדַרְעֶ֫זֶרhădar‛ezer · HadarezerH1928
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
• unto Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · (Zobah)-HamathH2574
• as he wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to stablishנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• his dominionיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• by the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:3

• 2 Samuel 8:3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.
• 1 Samuel 14:47When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.
• 2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites realized they had become repulsive to David, they hired twenty thousand foot soldiers from the Arameans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, one thousand men from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand men from Tob.
• Psalms 60:1God, you have rejected us; you have broken us down; you have been angry. Restore us!
• Genesis 15:18On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River:
• Exodus 23:31I will set your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. For I will place the inhabitants of the land under your control, and you will drive them out ahead of 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