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

1Now after this it came about that David defeated the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. 2And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing tribute. David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his rule to the river Euphrates. 4David took from him a thousand chariots and seven thousand horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and David hamstrung almost all the chariot horses, but left enough of them for a hundred chariots. 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand men of the Arameans.

1 Chronicles 18:3 word by word

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

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• also defeatedנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶ֫זֶרhădad‛ezer · HadadezerH1909
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
• Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · (Zobah)-HamathH2574
• as he wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to establishנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• ruleיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• to the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:3

• 2 Samuel 8:3Then David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the Euphrates River.
• 1 Samuel 14:47Now when Saul had taken control of the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, the sons of Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines; and wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment.
• 2 Samuel 10:6Now when the sons of Ammon saw that they had become repulsive to David, the sons of Ammon sent messengers and hired the Arameans of Beth-rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, twenty thousand foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men, and the men of Tob with twelve thousand men.
• Psalms 60:1God, You have rejected us. You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
• Genesis 15:18On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
• Exodus 23:31I will set your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River; for I will hand over the inhabitants of the land to you, and you will drive them out from 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
• Euphrates
• Nahash
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hadadezer

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