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1 Chronicles 18:3 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 18 · verse 3
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.1 Chronicles 18:3 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 18:3 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.
5And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- HadarezerHădarʻezerHadarezer, a Syrian kingH1928 →
- stablishnâtsabto station, in various applicationsH5324 →
- dominionyâda handH3027 →
- HamathChămâthChamath, a place in SyriaH2574 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
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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