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

2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts. 3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 6Then David put garrisons in Syria–damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus Yhwh preserved David whithersoever he went.

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

• 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 hamstrungעִקֵּר‛âqar · to hamstringH6131
• but reservedיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
• of them an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:4

• 2 Samuel 8:4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
• Deuteronomy 17:16But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as Yhwh hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
• Joshua 11:6And Yhwh said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of Yhwh our God.
• Psalms 33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
• 1 Kings 4:2And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
• 1 Kings 10:26And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at 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