1 Chronicles 18:4

1 Chronicles 18:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
• New International Version (NIV)David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots.
• New King James Version (NKJV)David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses, except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.

Context of 1 Chronicles 18:4

2He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute. 3David defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah as far as Hamath, when he went to extend his authority to the Euphrates River. David seized from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of Hadadezer’s chariot horses. 5The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans. 6David placed garrisons in the territory of the Arameans of Damascus; the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord protected David wherever he campaigned.

1 Chronicles 18:4 word by word

וַיִּלְכֹּד֩ דָּוִ֨יד מִמֶּ֜נּוּ אֶ֣לֶף רֶ֗כֶב וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מֵ֥אָה רָֽכֶב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• from him a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• and sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• footmenרַגְלִיraglîy · on footH7273
• footmenאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• also houghedעִקֵּר‛âqar · to hamstringH6131
• but reservedיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
• of them an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:4

• 2 Samuel 8:4David seized from him 1,700 charioteers and 20,000 infantrymen. David cut the hamstrings of all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
• Deuteronomy 17:16Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or allow the people to return to Egypt to do so, for the Lord has said you must never again return that way.
• Joshua 11:6The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”
• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.
• Psalms 33:16No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.
• 1 Kings 4:2These were his officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
• 1 Kings 10:26Solomon accumulated chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:4

• 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. 4-84-8. And David took from him a thousand chariots--(See on 2Sa 8:3-14). In 2Sa 8:4 David is said to have taken seven hundred horsemen, whereas here it is said that he took seven thousand. This great discrepancy in the text of the two narratives seems to have originated with a transcriber in confounding the two Hebrew letters which indicate the numbers, and in neglecting to mark or obscure the points over one of them. We have no means of ascertaining…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 18:4

• Animals
• Hadadezer
• Houghing
• Moabites
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Chariot
• Hough
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hadadezer
• Port; Porter
• Zobah

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