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1 Chronicles 18:5 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 18 · verse 5
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.1 Chronicles 18:5 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 18:5 in context
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.
6Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- HadarezerHădarʻezerHadarezer, a Syrian kingH1928 →
- DamascusDammeseqDamascus, a city of SyriaH1834 →
- SyriansʼĂrâmAram or Syria, and its inhabitantsH758 →
- ZobahTsôwbâʼZoba or Zobah, a region of SyriaH6678 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- camebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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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