New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Chronicles 18
David’s Kingdom Strengthened
1Now afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651it cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about that Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732defeatedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430and subduedוַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םvai.yakh.ni.'EmH3665them and tookוַיִּקַּ֛חvai.yi.KachH3947Gathגַּ֥תgatH1661and its townsוּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
3Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732also defeatedוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221HadadezerH1909kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֖הtzo.VahH6678as far asHamathחֲמָ֑תָהcha.Ma.tahH2574,as he wentבְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹbe.lekh.ToH1980to establishלְהַצִּ֥יבle.ha.TzivH5324hisruleיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to the Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578Riverבִּֽנְהַר־bin.har-H5104.
4Davidדָּוִ֨ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּלְכֹּד֩vai.yil.KodH3920from him 1,000אֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsH7393and 7,000וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ve.shiv.'At 'a.la.FimH7651H505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571and 20,000וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףve.'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242H505footרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273soldiersאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376H7273,and Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732hamstrungH6136allכָּל־kol-H3605the chariotH7393horsesH7393,but reservedוַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.TerH3498enoughof them for 100מֵ֥אָהMe.'ahH3967chariotsH7393.
5When the Arameansאֲרַ֣ם'a.RamH758ofDamascusדַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקdar.Me.sekH1834cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to helpלַעְז֕וֹרla'.ZorH5826HadadezerH1909kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Zobahצוֹבָ֑הtzo.VahH6678,Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732killedוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH522122,000עֶשְׂרִֽים־ וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף'es.rim- u.she.Na.yim 'E.lefH6242H8147H505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of the Arameansבַּאֲרָ֔םba.'a.RamH758.
6Then Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsamong the Arameansבַּאֲרַ֣םba.'a.RamH758ofDamascusדַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂקdar.Me.sekH1834;and the Arameansאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732,bringingנֹשְׂאֵ֣יno.se.'EiH5375tributeמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068helpedוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732whereverבְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605H834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.
7Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the shieldsשִׁלְטֵ֣יshil.TeiH7982of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werecarriedעַ֖ל'alH5921by the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of HadadezerH1909and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
8Also fromTibhathוּמִטִּבְחַ֤תu.mi.tiv.ChatH2880and from Cunוּמִכּוּן֙u.mi.KunH3560,citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of HadadezerH1909,Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732tookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966largeרַבָּ֣הra.BahH7227amount of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, with whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֤םyamH3220and the pillarsהָֽעַמּוּדִ֔יםha.'a.mu.DimH5982and the bronzeהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פha.ne.Cho.shetH5178utensilsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.
10he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Hadoramהֲדֽוֹרָם־ha.do.rom-H1913his sonבְּנ֣וֹbe.NoH1121to Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּ֠וִידDa.vidH1732togreetלִשְׁאָל לְשָׁל֜וֹםlish.'ol- le.sha.LomH7592H7965him and to blessוּֽלְבָרֲכ֗וֹu.le.va.ra.KhoH1288him, becauseעַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'al 'a.SherH5921H834he had foughtנִלְחַ֤םnil.ChamH3898against HadadezerH1909and haddefeatedוַיַּכֵּ֔הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him; for HadadezerH1909hadH1961beenH1961at warמִלְחֲמ֥וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421with Touתֹּ֖עוּTo.'uH8583. And Hadoram broughtallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605kinds of articlesכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701and bronzeוּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃u.ne.Cho.shetH5178.
11Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732alsoגַּם־gam-H1571dedicatedהִקְדִּ֞ישׁhik.DishH6942these to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with the silverהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701and the goldוְהַזָּהָ֔בve.ha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had carriedנָשָׂ֖אna.Sa'H5375away from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:from EdomH112,Moabוּמִמּוֹאָב֙u.mi.mo.'AvH4124,the sonsוּמִבְּנֵ֣יu.mi.be.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,the Philistinesוּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.mi.pe.lish.TimH6430,and from Amalekוּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃u.Me.'a.ma.LekH6002.
13Then he putוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760garrisonsנְצִיבִ֔יםne.tzi.VimH5333in EdomH112,and allכָל־khol-H3605the EdomitesH112becameוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732.And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068helpedוַיּ֤וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732whereverבְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605H834he wentהָלָֽךְ׃ha.LakhH1980.
14So Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and headministeredוַיְהִ֗י עֹשֶׂ֛הvay.Hi 'o.SehH1961H6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.
17and Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙u.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְה֣וֹיָדָ֔עye.Ho.ya.Da'H3077wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֖יha.ke.re.TiH3774and the Pelethitesוְהַפְּלֵתִ֑יve.ha.pe.le.TiH6432,and the sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Davidדָוִ֥ידda.VidH1732werechiefsהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428sideלְיַ֥דle.YadH3027.
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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