1 Chronicles 19:18

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 19:18

16When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. 17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and marched against them. David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach the commanding general. 19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

1 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! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The Lord will do what he decides is best!”
• Psalms 18:32The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.
• Psalms 33:16No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.
• Psalms 46:11The Lord who commands armies is on our side! The God of Jacob is our protector! (Selah)
• 2 Samuel 10:18The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 700 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach, the general in command of the army, who 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 19:18

• Hadadezer
• Shobach
• Zobah

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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