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1 Chronicles 18:2
2And he smote the Moabites; and the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
1 Chronicles 18:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
- New International Version (NIV)David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.
Context of 1 Chronicles 18:2
1And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote the Moabites; and the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. 3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] a hundred chariots.
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וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־מוֹאָ֑ב וַיִּהְי֤וּ מוֹאָב֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֔יד נֹשְׂאֵ֖י מִנְחָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:2
- Numbers 24:17I shall see him, but not now; I shall behold him, but not nigh: There cometh a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and he shall cut in pieces the corners of Moab, and destroy all the sons of tumult.
- Judges 3:29And they slew the Moabites at that time, about ten thousand men, all fat, and all men of valour, and not a man escaped.
- 2 Samuel 8:2And he smote the Moabites, and measured them with a line, making them lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
- Psalms 60:8Moab is my wash-pot; upon Edom will I cast my sandal; Philistia, shout aloud because of me.
- Isaiah 11:14but they shall fly upon the shoulder of the Philistines towards the west; together shall they spoil the sons of the east; they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon shall obey them.
- 1 Samuel 10:27But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.
- 1 Kings 10:2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices and gold in very great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke to him of all that was in her heart.
- 2 Kings 3:4And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
- Psalms 68:29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
- Psalms 72:8And he shall have dominion from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
- Isaiah 16:1Send the lamb of the ruler of the land from the rock to the wilderness, — unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Brought gifts - Were laid under tribute.Read the comment
- 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. 22. he smote Moab--The terrible severities by which David's conquest of that people was marked, and the probable reason of their being subjected to such a dreadful retribution, are narrated (2Sa 8:2). the Moabites ... brought gifts--that is, became tributary to Israel. 1Ch 18:3-17. David Smites Hadadezer and the Syrians.Read the comment
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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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