New King James Version
1 Chronicles 18:2
2Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.
1 Chronicles 18:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
- New International Version (NIV)David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to him and brought him tribute.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.
- New Living Translation (NLT)David also conquered the land of Moab, and the Moabites who were spared became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money.
Context of 1 Chronicles 18:2
1After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines. Then he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute. 3And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates. 4David 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.
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וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־מוֹאָ֑ב וַיִּהְי֤וּ מוֹאָב֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֔יד נֹשְׂאֵ֖י מִנְחָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:2
- Numbers 24:17“I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel, And batter the brow of Moab, And destroy all the sons of tumult.
- Judges 3:29And at that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, all stout men of valor; not a man escaped.
- 2 Samuel 8:2Then he defeated Moab. Forcing them down to the ground, he measured them off with a line. With two lines he measured off those to be put to death, and with one full line those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought tribute.
- Psalms 60:8Moab is My washpot; Over Edom I will cast My shoe; Philistia, shout in triumph because of Me.”
- Isaiah 11:14But they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west; Together they shall plunder the people of the East; They shall lay their hand on Edom and Moab; And the people of Ammon shall obey them.
- 1 Samuel 10:27But some rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
- 1 Kings 10:2She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.
- 2 Kings 3:4Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.
- Psalms 68:29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem, Kings will bring presents to You.
- Psalms 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.
- Isaiah 16:1Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, From Sela to the wilderness, To the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Brought gifts - Were laid under tribute.Read the comment
- 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. 22. he smote Moab--The terrible severities by which David's conquest of that people was marked, and the probable reason of their being subjected to such a dreadful retribution, are narrated (2Sa 8:2). the Moabites ... brought gifts--that is, became tributary to Israel. 1Ch 18:3-17. David Smites Hadadezer and the Syrians.Read the comment
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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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