1 Chronicles 19:18

1 Chronicles 19:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
• New International Version (NIV)But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. He also killed Shophak the commander of their army.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 7,000 chariots and 40,000 foot soldiers, and put to death also Shophach the commander of their army.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Syrians fled before Israel; and David killed seven thousand charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians, and killed Shophach the commander of the army.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:18

16When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers to summon the Arameans who were beyond the Euphrates River. They were led by Shophach, the commander of Hadadezer’s army. 17When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. He came up to the Arameans and lined up against them. When David lined up to engage them, they fought against him. But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach, commander of the army. 19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. After this, the Arameans were never willing to help the Ammonites again.

1 Chronicles 19:18 word by word

וַיָּ֣נָס אֲרָם֮ מִלִּפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג דָּוִ֜יד מֵאֲרָ֗ם שִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ רֶ֔כֶב וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וְאֵ֛ת שׁוֹפַ֥ךְ שַֽׂר־הַצָּבָ֖א הֵמִֽית׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• and Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• slewהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and fortyאַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• footmenרַגְלִיraglîy · on footH7273
• footmenאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• and killedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Shophachשׁוֹפָךְshôphâk · ShophachH7780
• the captainשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 19:18

• 1 Chronicles 19:13Be strong! Let’s prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.”
• Psalms 18:32God — he clothes me with strength and makes my way perfect.
• Psalms 33:16A king is not saved by a large army; a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.
• Psalms 46:11The Lord of Armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.Selah
• 2 Samuel 10:18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach commander of their army, who died there.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Forty thousand footmen - See this number accounted for in the note on 2 Samuel 10:18; (note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-19In the battle against the Arameans, David achieved three goals: He challenged Hadadezer's power He disrupted the Aramean alliance He stopped any future alliance between the Arameans and the AmmonitesRead the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men--(Compare 2Sa 10:18, which has seven hundred chariots). Either the text in one of the books is corrupt [Keil, Davidson], or the accounts must be combined, giving this result--seven thousand horsemen, seven thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen [Kennicott, Houbigant, Calmet].Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 19:18

• Hadadezer
• Shobach
• Zobah

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 19

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings