English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 19:18
18And 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But again the Arameans fled from the Israelites. This time David’s forces killed 7,000 charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers, including Shobach, the commander of their army.
Context of 1 Chronicles 19:18
16But when the Syrians saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they sent messengers and brought out the Syrians who were beyond the Euphrates, with Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer at their head. 17And when it was told to David, he gathered all Israel together and crossed the Jordan and came to them and drew up his forces against them. And when David set the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 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. 19And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became subject to him. So the Syrians were not willing to save the Ammonites anymore.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 191 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, and let us use our strength for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him."
- Psalms 18:32the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.
- Psalms 33:16The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
- Psalms 46:11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- 2 Samuel 10:18And the Syrians fled before Israel, and David killed of the Syrians the men of 700 chariots, and 40,000 horsemen, and wounded Shobach the commander of their army, so that he 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
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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
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