1 Chronicles 18

1 Some time later [after this, it came to pass], David [the youngest son of Jesse, a king of Israel] defeated [smiting, striking] the Philistines [a person from the region of Philistia], subdued [humbled, bent the knee] them, and took [to get, capture] Gath [a major city of the Philistines, meaning winepress] and its villages [daughter-towns, surrounding towns] from the hand [power, direction] of the Philistines [inhabitants of Philistia]. word study 2 David also defeated [overcame, smote] the Moabites [the people of Moab, descendants of Lot], and they became [were made, came to be] subject [servants, slaves] to David [the king of Israel, a servant of God] and brought [lifted, offered] him tribute [gifts, offerings, taxes]. word study 3 As far as [unto, up to] Hamath, David also defeated [smote, struck down] King Hadadezer [Hadad is help, a Syrian king] of Zobah [a region in Syria], who had marched out [gone to establish, went to stablish] to establish [to stand, station oneself] his dominion [power, control] along [by, near] the Euphrates River [a flood]. word study 4 David captured [seized, took control of] from him a thousand [a large number, a multitude of] chariots [vehicles, teams of horses], seven thousand [seven times a thousand, an abundance of] charioteers [horsemen, cavalry soldiers], and twenty thousand [twenty times a thousand, a vast army of] foot soldiers [men on foot, infantry], and he hamstrung [cut the legs, crippled] all the horses [chariot horses, cavalry] except a hundred [one hundred, a small portion] he kept [reserved, set aside] for the chariots [vehicles, teams of horses]. word study 5 When the Arameans [Syrians, people of Aram] of Damascus [the capital city of Syria] came to help [succor, give aid] King Hadadezer [king of Zobah] of Zobah [a region in Syria], David [the youngest son of Jesse, a king of Israel] struck down [slew, smote] twenty-two thousand [two and twenty thousand] men [individuals, people]. word study 6 Then he placed [stationed, put in charge] garrisons [armed forces, troops] in Aram [Syria, the region] of Damascus, and the Arameans [Syrians, people of the region] became subject [servants, slaves] to David and brought him [offered, presented] tribute [gifts, taxes]. So the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] made David victorious [gave salvation, enabled to win] wherever he went [whithersoever he went, in all his endeavors]. word study 7 And David [the youngest son of Jesse, a king of Israel] took the gold [valuable metal] shields [protective devices, used for defense] that belonged to the officers [servants, leaders] of Hadadezer [a Syrian king, meaning Hadad is help] and brought them to Jerusalem [the city of peace, capital of Palestine]. word study 8 And from Tibhath [a city in Syria, conquered by King David] and Cun [a city in Syria], cities [towns, settlements] of Hadadezer [a Syrian king, meaning Hadad is help], David took [captured, seized] a large amount [very much, exceedingly] of bronze [copper, a base metal], with which Solomon made [constructed, fashioned] the bronze [copper, a base metal] Sea [a large basin], the pillars [columns, supports], and various [different, numerous] bronze [copper, a base metal] articles [utensils, vessels]. word study 9 When King [ruler, monarch] Tou [Toi, a Syrian king] of Hamath [an ancient city in Syria] heard [listened, gave attention] that David [the youngest son of Jesse, a king of Israel] had defeated [struck, smitten] the entire [all, everything] army [host, forces] of Hadadezer [Hadad is help, a Syrian king] king [royal person, ruler] of Zobah [a region in Syria], word study 10 he sent his son [a descendant, offspring] Hadoram to greet King David [the youngest son of Jesse, a king of Israel] and bless [to praise, honor, or kneel in worship] him for fighting [to engage in battle, to war] and defeating [to strike down, overcome] Hadadezer [a Syrian king, a man of wars], who had been at war [in a state of battle, conflict] with Tou [a Syrian king]. Hadoram brought all kinds [every type, variety] of articles [utensils, objects] of gold [a valuable metal] and silver [a precious metal, often referring to payment] and bronze [copper, a base metal], word study 11 and King David [the youngest son of Jesse, a king of Israel] dedicated [to consecrate, set apart as holy] these to the LORD [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God], along with the silver [a valuable metal, often referring to payment or wealth] and gold [a precious metal] he had carried off [to lift, raise, or take away] from all these nations [Gentiles, non-Hebrew people groups]—from Edom [the region where Esau’s descendants lived] and Moab [the land and descendants of Lot’s son], and from the Ammonites [the sons of Ammon, a son of Lot], Philistines [inhabitants of Philistia, a region in southern Canaan], and Amalekites [the descendants of Amalek, a grandson of Esau]. word study 12 Moreover, Abishai [a leading hero] son of Zeruiah struck down [slew, smote] eighteen thousand [a large multitude of] Edomites [the descendants of Esau, in the region of Edom] in the Valley [a deep, narrow gorge] of Salt [a place of purification]. word study 13 He placed [established, put in charge] garrisons [military posts, armed forces] in Edom [the region of Esau’s descendants], and all [every single one] the Edomites [the people of Edom] were subject [servants, under the authority] to David [the king of Israel]. So the LORD [Yehovah, the covenant God] made David [the king of Israel] victorious [saved, gave victory] wherever [in all places, every location] he went [walked, traveled]. word study 14 Thus David [the youngest son of Jesse, a king of Israel] reigned [to advise or counsel, to rule as king] over all [everything, the whole nation] Israel [the symbolic name of Jacob, his descendants] and administered [executed, did] justice [righteous judgment] and righteousness [virtue, morality] for all [every single one, the entire people] his people [a nation, his subjects]: word study 15 Joab [a prominent Israelite, nephew of King David] son of Zeruiah [balsam, an aromatic resin] was over [in charge of, commander of] the army [a large group of people, a campaign]; Jehoshaphat [Jehovah has judged, a king of Judah] son of Ahilud [a recorder, a historian] was the recorder [one who remembers, a remembrancer, keeper of records]; word study 16 Zadok [a righteous and faithful high priest] son of Ahitub [my brother is good, a priestly descendant] and Ahimelech [my father is king, a priest in Israel] son of Abiathar [my father is abundant, a faithful follower of David] were priests [spiritual leaders, mediators between God and man]; Shavsha [a royal scribe, recorder of events] was the scribe [one who recounts, writes and preserves history]; word study 17 Benaiah [son of a strong leader] son of Jehoiada [Jehovah knows, a high priest] was over the Cherethites [foreign soldiers, bodyguards] and Pelethites [messengers, couriers]; and David’s [beloved king] sons were chief officials [leaders, princes] at the king’s [royal, sovereign] side [presence, hand]. word study