1 Chronicles 18:7

1 Chronicles 18:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)David took the gold shields carried by the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David took the shields of gold that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

Context of 1 Chronicles 18:7

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 Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. Thus the LORD preserved David wherever he went. And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 8Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David brought very much brass, with which Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. 9Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

1 Chronicles 18:7 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗יד אֵ֚ת שִׁלְטֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֔וּ עַ֖ל עַבְדֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• shieldsשֶׁ֫לֶטsheleţ · shieldH7982
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Hadarezerהֲדַרְעֶ֫זֶרhădar‛ezer · HadarezerH1928
• broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:7

• 1 Kings 10:16And king Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one shield.
• 1 Kings 14:26And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
• 2 Chronicles 9:15And king Solomon made two hundred shields of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one shield.
• 2 Chronicles 12:9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:7

• 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 18:7

• Hadadezer
• Moabites
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jerusalem
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Gold
• Hadadezer
• Port; Porter
• War; Warfare

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