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1
Chronicles Chapter Eighteen
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 18
The
eighteenth and nineteenth chapters are the same with 2 Samuel 8:1 with
very little variations
which are observed in the notes on them
to which the
reader is referred.
1 Chronicles
18:1 After this it
came to pass that David attacked the Philistines
subdued them
and took Gath
and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.
YLT
1And it cometh to pass after
this
that David smiteth the Philistines
and humbleth them
and taketh Gath
and its small towns out of the hand of the Philistines;
Verses 1-17
See
Chapter Introduction
1 Chronicles
18:2 2 Then
he defeated Moab
and the Moabites became David’s servants
and brought
tribute.
YLT
2and he smiteth Moab
and
the Moabites are servants to David
bringing a present.
1 Chronicles 18:3 3 And David defeated
Hadadezer[a] king of
Zobah as far as Hamath
as he went to establish his power by the River
Euphrates.
YLT
3And David smiteth Hadarezer
king of Zobah
at Hamath
in his going to establish his power by the river
Phrat
1 Chronicles 18:4 4 David took from him one
thousand chariots
seven thousand[b] horsemen
and twenty thousand foot soldiers. Also David hamstrung all the chariot horses
except that he spared enough of them for one hundred chariots.
YLT
4and David captureth from
him a thousand chariots
and seven thousand horsemen
and twenty thousand
footmen
and David destroyeth utterly all the chariots
and leaveth of them a
hundred chariots [only].
1 Chronicles 18:5 5 When the Syrians of
Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah
David killed twenty-two thousand
of the Syrians.
YLT
5And Aram of Damascus cometh
in to give help to Hadarezer king of Zobah
and David smiteth in Aram twenty
and two thousand men
1 Chronicles 18:6 6 Then David put garrisons
in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants
and
brought tribute. So the Lord
preserved David wherever he went.
YLT
6and David putteth
[garrisons] in Aram of Damascus
and the Aramaeans are to David for servants
bearing a present
and Jehovah giveth salvation to David whithersoever he hath
gone.
1 Chronicles 18:7 7 And David took the shields
of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer
and brought them to Jerusalem.
YLT
7And David taketh the
shields of gold that have been on the servants of Hadarezer
and bringeth them
in to Jerusalem;
1 Chronicles 18:8 8 Also from Tibhath[c] and from
Chun
cities of Hadadezer
David brought a large amount of bronze
with which
Solomon made the bronze Sea
the pillars
and the articles of bronze.
YLT
8and from Tibhath
and from
Chun
cities of Hadarezer
hath David taken very much brass; with it hath
Solomon made the brazen sea
and the pillars
and the vessels of brass.
1 Chronicles 18:9 9 Now when Tou[d] king of
Hamath heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah
YLT
9And Tou king of Hamath
heareth that David hath smitten the whole force of Hadarezer king of Zobah
1 Chronicles 18:10 10 he sent Hadoram[e] his son to
King David
to greet him and bless him
because he had fought against Hadadezer
and defeated him (for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou); and Hadoram
brought with him all kinds of articles of gold
silver
and bronze.
YLT
10and he sendeth Hadoram his
son unto king David
to ask of him of peace
and to bless him (because that he
hath fought against Hadarezer
and smiteth him
for a man of wars with Tou had
Hadarezer been
) and all kinds of vessels
of gold
and silver
and brass;
1 Chronicles 18:11 11 King David also dedicated
these to the Lord
along with the silver and gold that he had brought from all these
nations—from Edom
from Moab
from the people of Ammon
from the Philistines
and from Amalek.
YLT
11also them hath king David
sanctified to Jehovah with the silver and the gold that he hath taken from all
the nations
from Edom
and from Moab
and from the sons of Ammon
and from the
Philistines
and from Amalek.
1 Chronicles 18:12 12 Moreover Abishai the son
of Zeruiah killed eighteen thousand Edomites[f] in the
Valley of Salt.
YLT
12And Abishai son of Zeruiah
hath smitten Edom in the valley of salt -- eighteen thousand
1 Chronicles 18:13 13 He also put garrisons in
Edom
and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved
David wherever he went.
YLT
13and he putteth in Edom
garrisons
and all the Edomites are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David
whithersoever he hath gone.
1 Chronicles 18:14 14 So David reigned over all
Israel
and administered judgment and justice to all his people.
YLT
14And David reigneth over all
Israel
and he is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people
1 Chronicles 18:15 15 Joab the son of Zeruiah was
over the army; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
YLT
15and Joab son of Zeruiah
[is] over the host
and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud [is] remembrancer
1 Chronicles 18:16 16 Zadok the son of Ahitub
and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Shavsha[g] was
the scribe;
YLT
16and Zadok son of Ahitub
and Abimelech son of Abiathar
[are] priests
and Shavsha [is] scribe
1 Chronicles 18:17 17 Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were
chief ministers at the king’s side.
YLT
17and Benaiah son of Jehoiada
[is] over the Cherethite and the Pelethite
and the elder sons of David [are]
at the hand of the king.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)