Devine Scripture
1 Chronicles 18

Classic

1 Chronicles 18

Compare
Listen (KJV)

1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

6Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

8And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

9And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,

10he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou); and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

11These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

12Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt eighteen thousand.

13And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

14And David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness unto all his people.

15And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

16and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

17and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

Text size
PreviousNext

Parallel translations · 1 Chronicles 18:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them, and took Gath with its daughter-towns out of the hands of the Philistines.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

And 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;

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

And it came to pass after this, that David defeated the Philistines, and humbled them, and took away Geth, and her daughters out of the hands of the Philistines,

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

Compare full chapter side-by-side →

Key cross-references

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate 1 Chronicles 18:1.

  • 1 Samuel 27:4

    And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

  • 2 Samuel 8:1

    And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 1 Samuel 5:8

    They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel thither.

  • 2 Samuel 1:20

    Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

Keep reading

Want to dig deeper? Explore 1 Chronicles 18

Hand-picked devotionals, topical studies, and pastoral answers that draw on 1 Chronicles 18.

Keep exploring

Keep following this chapter

Topics, people, original-language word studies, and devotionals that touch 1 Chronicles 18.

Browse every hub

BibleTopicsBible answersDevotionalsFamous passagesWord studiesPeoplePlacesVerses for…Reading plansCommentary

Continue reading

1 Chronicles 19 →

"And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead."