1 Chronicles 18

David’s Kingdom Strengthened

1Now afterH310 thisH3651 1it cameH1961 aboutH1961 that DavidH1732 2defeatedH5221 the PhilistinesH6430 and subduedH3665 them and tookH3947 GathH1661 and its townsH1323 from the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430. 2And he defeatedH5221 MoabH4124, and the MoabitesH4124 becameH1961 servantsH5650 to DavidH1732, bringingH5375 tributeH4503.

3DavidH1732 also defeatedH5221 HadadezerH1909 kingH4428 of ZobahH6678 as far as HamathH2574, as he wentH1980 to establishH5324 his 3ruleH3027 to the riverH5104 EuphratesH6578. 4DavidH1732 tookH3920 from him a thousandH505 chariotsH7393 and sevenH7651 thousandH505 horsemenH6571 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 footH7273 soldiersH376H7273, and DavidH1732 hamstrungH6136 almost allH3605 the chariotH7393 horsesH7393, but leftH3498 enough of them for a hundredH3967 chariotsH7393.

5When the ArameansH758 of 4DamascusH1834 cameH935 to helpH5826 HadadezerH1909 kingH4428 5of ZobahH6678, DavidH1732 6killedH5221 twenty-twoH6242H8147 thousandH505 menH376 of the ArameansH758. 6Then DavidH1732 putH7760 garrisons among the ArameansH758 of 7DamascusH1834; and the ArameansH758 becameH1961 servantsH5650 to DavidH1732, bringingH5375 tributeH4503. And the LordH3068 helpedH3467 DavidH1732 whereverH3605H834 he wentH1980. 7And DavidH1732 tookH3947 the shieldsH7982 of goldH2091 whichH834 were 8carriedH5921 by the servantsH5650 of HadadezerH1909, and broughtH935 them to JerusalemH3389. 8Also from 9TibhathH2880 and CunH3560, citiesH5892 of HadadezerH1909, DavidH1732 tookH3947 a veryH3966 largeH7227 amount of bronzeH5178, with which 10SolomonH8010 madeH6213 the bronzeH5178 11SeaH3220 and the pillarsH5982 and the bronzeH5178 utensilsH3627.

9Now when 12TouH8583 kingH4428 of HamathH2574 heardH8085 that DavidH1732 had 13defeatedH5221 allH3605 the armyH2428 of HadadezerH1909 kingH4428 of ZobahH6678, 10he sentH7971 14HadoramH1913 his sonH1121 to KingH4428 DavidH1732 to 15greetH7592H7965 him and to blessH1288 him, becauseH5921H834 he had foughtH3898 against HadadezerH1909 and had 16defeatedH5221 him; for HadadezerH1909 hadH1961 beenH1961 at warH4421 with TouH8583. And Hadoram brought allH3605 kinds of articlesH3627 of goldH2091 and silverH3701 and bronzeH5178. 11KingH4428 DavidH1732 alsoH1571 dedicatedH6942 these to the LordH3068, with the silverH3701 and the goldH2091 whichH834 he had carriedH5375 away from allH3605 the nationsH1471: from EdomH112, MoabH4124, the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, the PhilistinesH6430, and from AmalekH6002.

12Moreover, AbishaiH52 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 17defeatedH5221 eighteenH8083H6240 thousandH505 EdomitesH112 in the ValleyH1516 of SaltH4417. 13Then he putH7760 garrisonsH5333 in EdomH112, and allH3605 the EdomitesH112 becameH1961 servantsH5650 to DavidH1732. And the LordH3068 helpedH3467 DavidH1732 whereverH3605H834 he wentH1980.

14So DavidH1732 reignedH4427 overH5921 allH3605 IsraelH3478; and he 18administeredH1961H6213 justiceH4941 and righteousnessH6666 for allH3605 his peopleH5971. 1519JoabH3097 the sonH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 was overH5921 the armyH6635, and JehoshaphatH3092 the sonH1121 of AhiludH286 was secretaryH4206; 16and ZadokH6659 the sonH1121 of AhitubH285 and AbimelechH40 the sonH1121 of AbiatharH54 were priestsH3548, and ShavshaH7798 was secretaryH5613; 17and BenaiahH1141 the sonH1121 of JehoiadaH3077 was overH5921 the CherethitesH3774 and the PelethitesH6432, and the sonsH1121 of DavidH1732 were chiefsH7223 at the king’sH4428 sideH3027.