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18:1 Later <0310> David <01732> defeated <05221> the Philistines <06430> and subdued <03665> them. He took <03947> Gath <01661> and its surrounding towns <01323> away from the Philistines <06430>. 18:2 He defeated <05221> the Moabites <04124>; the Moabites <04124> became <01961> David’s <01732> subjects <05650> and brought <05375> tribute <04503>. 18:3 David <01732> defeated <05221> King <04428> Hadadezer <01909> of Zobah <06678> as far as Hamath <02574>, when he went <01980> to extend <05324> his authority <03027> to the Euphrates <06578> River <05104>. 18:4 David <01732> seized <03920> from <04480> him 1,000 <0505> chariots <07393>, 7,000 <0505> <07651> charioteers <06571>, and 20,000 <0505> <06242> infantrymen <07273>. David <01732> cut the hamstrings <06131> of all <03605> but <03498> a hundred <03967> of <04480> Hadadezer’s chariot horses <07393>. 18:5 The Arameans <0758> of Damascus <01834> came <0935> to help <05826> King <04428> Hadadezer <01909> of Zobah <06678>, but David <01732> killed <05221> 22,000 <0505> <08147> <06242> of the Arameans <0376> <0758>. 18:6 David <01732> placed <07760> garrisons in the territory of the Arameans <0758> of Damascus <01834>; the Arameans <0758> became <01961> David’s <01732> subjects <05650> and brought <05375> tribute <04503>. The Lord <03068> protected <03467> David <01732> wherever <0834> <03605> he campaigned <01980>. 18:7 David <01732> took <03947> the golden <02091> shields <07982> which <0834> Hadadezer’s <01909> servants <05650> had <01961> carried <05921> and brought <0935> them to Jerusalem <03389>. 18:8 From Tibhath <02880> and Kun <03560>, Hadadezer’s <01909> cities <05892>, David <01732> took <03947> a great <07227> deal <03966> of bronze <05178>. (Solomon <08010> used it to make <06213> the big bronze <05178> basin called “The Sea <03220>,” the pillars <05982>, and other bronze <05178> items <03627>. 18:9 When King <04428> Tou <08583> of Hamath <02574> heard <08085> that <03588> David <01732> had defeated <05221> the entire <03605> army <02426> of King <04428> Hadadezer <01909> of Zobah <06678>, 18:10 he sent <07971> his son <01121> Hadoram <01913> to <0413> King <04428> David <01732> to extend <07592> <07592> his best wishes <07965> and to pronounce a blessing <01288> on <05921> him for <0834> his victory over <05221> Hadadezer <01909>, for <03588> Tou <08583> had been <01961> at war <04421> with Hadadezer <01909>. He also sent various <03605> items <03627> made of gold <02091>, silver <03701>, and bronze <05178>. 18:11 King <04428> David <01732> dedicated <06942> these things to the Lord <03068>, along with <05973> the silver <03701> and gold <02091> which <0834> he had carried off <05375> from all <03605> the nations <01471>, including Edom <0123>, Moab <04124>, the Ammonites <05983> <01121>, the Philistines <06430>, and Amalek <06002>. 18:12 Abishai <052> son <01121> of Zeruiah <06870> killed <05221> 18,000 <0505> <06240> <08083> Edomites <0123> in the Valley <01516> of Salt <04417>. 18:13 He placed <07760> garrisons <05333> in Edom <0123>, and all <03605> the Edomites <0123> became <01961> David’s <01732> subjects <05650>. The Lord <03068> protected <03467> David <01732> wherever <0834> <03605> he campaigned <01980>. 18:14 David <01732> reigned <04427> over <05921> all <03605> Israel <03478>; he <01961> guaranteed <06213> justice <06666> <04941> for all <03605> his people <05971>. 18:15 Joab <03097> son <01121> of Zeruiah <06870> was commanding general <06635> of <05921> the army; Jehoshaphat <03092> son <01121> of Ahilud <0286> was secretary <02142>; 18:16 Zadok <06659> son <01121> of Ahitub <0285> and Abimelech <040> son <01121> of Abiathar <054> were priests <03548>; Shavsha <07798> was scribe <05608>; 18:17 Benaiah <01141> son <01121> of Jehoiada <03077> supervised <05921> the Kerethites <03774> and Pelethites <06432>; and David’s <01732> sons <01121> were the king’s <04428> leading <07223> officials <03027>.

• 1Ch 18:1-13 -- David Conquers the Neighboring Nations
• 1Ch 18:14-17 -- David's Officials

• Hadadezer

  [ebd] Hadad is help; called also Hadarezer, Adod is his help, the king of Zobah. Hanun, the king of the Ammonites, hired among others the army of Hadadezer to assist him in his war against David. Joab, who was sent against this co...
  [isbe] HADADEZER - had-ad-e'-zer (hadhadh`ezer; so 2 Sam 8; 1 Ki 11:23, but hadhar`ezer, 2 Sam 10; 1 Ch 18): Mentioned in connection with David's wars of conquest (2 Sam 8:3 ff; 2 Sam 10:1-19; 1 Ch 18:3 ff); was king of Zobah in Sy...
  [nave] HADADEZER, called also Hadarezer. King of Zobah, vanquished by David, 2 Sam. 8:3-13; 10:15-19; 1 Kin. 11:23; 1 Chr. 18:3-10; 19:6-19.
  

• Zobah

  [isbe] ZOBAH - zo'-ba (tsobhah; Souba): The name is derived by Halevy from zehobhah as referring to its supplies of "bright yellow" brass; but this word might be more appropriately used to contrast its cornfields with white Lebanon...
  [nave] ZOBAH, called also Zoba; Aram-zobah; Hamath-zobah. A kingdom in the N. of Palestine, 1 Sam. 14:47. Conquest of, by David, 2 Sam. 8:3-8, 12; 1 Kin. 11:23, 24; 1 Chr. 18:2-9. Its inhabitants mercenaries of the Ammonites again...
  

• Palestine

  [ebd] originally denoted only the sea-coast of the land of Canaan inhabited by the Philistines (Ex. 15:14; Isa. 14:29, 31; Joel 3:4), and in this sense exclusively the Hebrew name Pelesheth (rendered "Philistia" in Ps. 60:8; 83:7;...
  

• Rabbah

  [ebd] or Rab'bath, great. (1.) "Rabbath of the children of Ammon," the chief city of the Ammonites, among the eastern hills, some 20 miles east of the Jordan, on the southern of the two streams which united with the Jabbok. Here t...
  

• Moabites

  [nave] MOABITES Descendants of Lot through his son Moab, Gen. 19:37. Called the people of Chemosh, Num. 21:29. The territory E. of Jordan, bounded on the N. by the river Arnon, Num. 21:13; Judg. 11:18. Children of Israel command...
  

• SHAVSHA

  [ebd] ("Seraiah," 2 Sam. 8:17; "Shisha," 1 Kings 4:3), one of David's secretaries (1 Chr. 18:16).
  [isbe] SHAVSHA - shav'-sha (shawsha'; in 2 Sam 20:25, Kethibh, sheya', Kere, shewa', English Versions of the Bible "Sheva," are refuted by the Septuagint; in 2 Sam 8:15-18, in other respects identical with Chronicles, "Seraiah" is ...
  [smith] (nobility), the royal secretary in the reign of David, (1 Chronicles 18:16) called also SERAIAH in (2 Samuel 8:17) And SHEVA in (2 Samuel 20:25) End in (1 Kings 4:3) SHISHA.
  

• Hadoram

  [ebd] is exalted. (1.) The son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on his victory over Hadarezer, king of Syria (1 Chr. 18:10; called Joram 2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) The fifth son of Joktan, the founder of an...
  [isbe] HADORAM - ha-do'-ram (hadhoram): (1) Son of Joktan and apparently 6th in descent from Noah (Gen 10:27 parallel 1 Ch 1:21). (2) Son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father with presents to King David (1 Ch 18:10). In 2 Sam...
  [smith] (noble honor). The fifth son of Joktan. (Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21) His settlements, unlike those of many of Joktan?s sons, have not been identified. Son of Tou or Toi king of Hamath; his father?s ambassador to con...
  [nave] HADORAM 1. Descendant of Shem, Gen. 10:27; 1 Chr. 1:21. 2. Son of Ton, or Toi, 1 Chr. 18:10. Called Joram, 2 Sam. 8:10. 3. Chief officer of the tribute under Rehoboam, 2 Chr. 10:18. Probably identical with Adoniram of 1 ...
  

• Toi

  [ebd] a king of Hamath, who sent "Joram his son unto King David to salute him," when he "heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer" (2 Sam. 8:9, 10). Called Tou (1 Chr. 18:9, 10).
  [nave] TOI, called also Tou. King of Hamath, 2 Sam. 8:9, 10; 1 Chr. 18:9, 10.
  

• Gold

  [isbe] GOLD - gold (zahabh; chrusos): 1. Terms: No metal has been more frequently mentioned in Old Testament writings than gold, and none has had more terms applied to it. Among these terms the one most used is zahabh. The Arabic e...
  [nave] GOLD Exported from Havilah, Gen. 2:11, 12. From Ophir, 1 Kin. 9:28; 10:11; 1 Chr. 29:4; 2 Chr. 8:18; Job 22:24; Tarshish, 1 Kin. 22:48; Parvaim, 2 Chr. 3:6; Sheba, 1 Kin. 10:10; 2 Chr. 9:9; Psa. 72:15; Uphaz, Jer. 10:9. Re...
  

• Gath

  [ebd] a wine-vat, one of the five royal cities of the Philistines (Josh. 13:3) on which the ark brought calamity (1 Sam. 5:8, 9; 6:17). It was famous also as being the birthplace or residence of Goliath (1 Sam. 17:4). David fled f...
  [isbe] GATH - gath (gath; Septuagint Geth, "winepress"): One of the five chief cities of the Philistines (Josh 13:3; 1 Sam 6:17). It was a walled town (2 Ch 26:6) and was not taken by Joshua, and, although many conflicts took place...
  [smith] (a wine press), one of the five royal cities of the Philistines; (Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:17) and the native place of the giant Goliath. (1 Samuel 17:4,23) It probably stood upon the conspicuous hill now called Tell-es-...
  [nave] GATH One of the five chief cities of the Philistines, Josh. 13:3; 1 Sam. 6:17; Amos 6:2; Mic. 1:10. Anakim, a race of giants, inhabitants of, Josh. 11:22. Goliath dwelt in, 1 Sam. 17:4; 1 Chr. 20:5-8. Obed-edom belonged t...
  

• David

  [isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• Hamath

  [nave] HAMATH, called also Hemath. A city of upper Syria, Num. 13:21; 34:8; Josh. 13:5; 1 Kin. 8:65; Ezek. 47:16. Inhabited by Canaanites, Gen. 10:18. Prosperity of, Amos 6:2. David receives gifts of gold and silver from Toi, kin...
  

• Ahilud

  [isbe] AHILUD - a-hi'-lud ('achiludh, "child's brother," perhaps): The father of Jehoshaphat, who is mentioned as "recorder" in both the earlier and the later lists under David, and in the list under Solomon (2 Sam 8:16 and 1 Ch 18...
  [smith] (a brother of one born, i.e. before him). Father of Jehoshaphat, the recorder or chronicler of the kingdom in the reigns of David and Solomon. (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3; 1 Chronicles 18:15) (B.C. before 101...
  [nave] AHILUD, father of Baana, 1 Kin. 4:12; and of Jehoshaphat, 2 Sam. 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kin. 4:3; 1 Chr. 18:15.
  

• Tibhath

  [isbe] TIBHATH - tib'-hath (tibhchath; Metabechas, Codex Alexandrinus Matebeth; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Thebath; Peshitta Tebhach): A city of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, from which David took much of the brass us...
  [smith] (extension), a city of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, (1 Chronicles 18:8) which in 2Sam 8:8 Is called Betah. Its exact Position is unknown.
  [nave] TIBHATH, a city conquered by David, 1 Chr. 18:8.
  

• Joram

  [isbe] JORAM - jo'-ram (yoram, "Yahweh is exalted"; compare JEHORAM): (1) Son of Toi (or Tou, according to Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, and 1 Ch 18:9,10), sent by his father to greet David (2 Sam 8:10) = "Hadoram" (1 Ch 18:9,10) a ...
  [nave] JORAM 1. A son of Toi, 2 Sam. 8:9, 10. Called Hadoram, 1 Chr. 18:10. 2. Called also Jehoram. King of Israel, 2 Kin. 1:17; 3:1. King of Syria sends Naaman to, that he may be healed of his leprosy, 2 Kin. 5:1-27. Has war w...
  

• ABIMELECH

  [ebd] my father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as "Pharaoh" was of the Egyptian kings. (1.) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Gen. 20:1-18). By an interposition of Providence...
  [isbe] ABIMELECH - a-bim'-e-lek ('abhimelekh, "father of a king"): A name borne by five Old Testament persons. (1) The name of two kings of Philistia; the first was a contemporary of Abraham, the second, probably son of the former,...
  [smith] (father of the king), the name of several Philistine kings, was probably a common title of these kings, like that of Pharaoh among the Egyptians and that of Caesar and Augustus among the Romans. Hence in the title of (Psalms ...
  

• Edomites

  [nave] EDOMITES, called also Edom. Descendants of Esau, Gen. 36. Kings of, Gen. 36:31-39; Num. 20:14; 1 Chr. 1:43-50; Ezek. 32:29; Amos 2:1. Dukes of, Gen. 36:9-43; Ex. 15:15; 1 Chr. 1:51-54. Land of, Gen. 32:3; Deut. 2:4, 5, 12....
  

• Syria

  [nave] SYRIA, highlands lying between the river Euphrates and the Mediterranean Sea. Called Aram, from the son of Shem, Gen. 10:22, 23; Num. 23:7; 1 Chr. 1:17; 2:23. In the time of Abraham it seems to have embraced the region betwe...
  

• Chun

  [ebd] one of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria. David procured brass (i.e., bronze or copper) from it for the temple (1 Chr. 18:8). It is called Berothai in 2 Sam. 8:8; probably the same as Berothah in Ezek. 47:16.
  [smith] (1 Chronicles 18:8) called Berothai in (2 Samuel 8:8)
  [nave] CHUN, a Syrian city, 1 Chr. 18:8. See: Betah; Berothai.
  

• BENAIAH

  [ebd] built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His exploits are enumerated in 2 Sam...
  [isbe] BENAIAH - be-na'-ya, be-ni'-a (benayah, benayahu, "Yahweh has built." Compare HPN, 182, 265, 268): (1) Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada of Kabzeel (compare Josh 15:21), was a man of "mighty deeds" and was more honorable than any...
  [smith] (made by the Lord). The son of Jehoiada the chief priest, (1 Chronicles 27:5) of the tribe of Levi, though a native of Kabzeel, (2 Samuel 23:20) set by David, (1 Chronicles 11:25) over his body-guard. (2 Samuel 8...
  

• Defeating Hadadezer

  

• Defeating the Philistines

  

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