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1 Chronicles 18:2 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 18 · verse 2
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.1 Chronicles 18:2 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 18:2 in context
1Now 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.
2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.
3And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- David'sDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- broughtnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeH5375 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- giftsminchâha donationH4503 →
- MoabMôwʼâbMoab, an incestuous son of LotH4124 →
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After this, it is said (Ch1 18:1), David did those great exploits. After the sweet communion he had had with God by the word and prayer, as mentioned in the foregoing chapter, he went on his work with extraordinary vigour and courage, conquering and to conquer.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8