1 Chronicles 18:3

1 Chronicles 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
• New International Version (NIV)Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, in the vicinity of Hamath, when he went to set up his monument at the Euphrates River.
• English Standard Version (ESV)David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah as far as Hamath, as he went to establish his power by the River Euphrates.

Context of 1 Chronicles 18:3

1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. He took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. 2He also defeated Moab, and the Moabites became vassals to David and brought tribute. Moreover, David defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath, when he went to establish his dominion to the Euphrates River. 4David captured from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen and 20,000 infantrymen. David hamstrung all the chariot horses but reserved 100 of them for chariots. 5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 of the Arameans.

1 Chronicles 18:3 word by word

וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָ֖ה חֲמָ֑תָה בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ לְהַצִּ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Hadarezerהֲדַרְעֶ֫זֶרhădar‛ezer · HadarezerH1928
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Zobahצוֹבָאtsôbâ' tsôbâh tsôbâh · ZobahH6678
• unto Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · (Zobah)-HamathH2574
• as he wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to stablishנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• his dominionיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• by the riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 18:3

• 2 Samuel 8:3David also defeated King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah, as he went to restore his dominion along the River.
• 1 Samuel 14:47After Saul had secured his kingship over Israel, he waged war against all his enemies on every side—against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he punished them.
• 2 Samuel 10:6Now when the children of Ammon saw that they had become a stench to David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Arameans of Beth-Rehob and the Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of Maacah with 1,000 men, plus 12,000 men from Tob.
• Psalms 60:1For the music director, on the “Lily of the Covenant,” a Michtam of David, for teaching,
• Genesis 15:18On that day Adonai cut a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River:
• Exodus 23:31“I will set your border from the Sea of Reeds to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you are to drive them out before you.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 18:3

• 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. 33. Hadarezer--or, "Hadadezer" (2Sa 8:3), which was probably the original form of the name, was derived from Hadad, a Syrian deity. It seems to have become the official and hereditary title of the rulers of that kingdom. Zobah--Its situation is determined by the words "unto" or "towards Hamath," a little to the northeast of Damascus, and is supposed by some to be the same place as in earlier times was called Hobah (Ge 14:15). Previous to the rise of…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 18:3

• Euphrates
• Hadadezer
• Hamath
• Moabites
• Zobah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Hamath
• Euphrates River, the River
• Euphrates
• Nahash
• Palestine
• Rabbah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hadadezer

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