1Ch 18:8-17 - Commentary

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Text -- 1 Chronicles 18:8-17 (NET)

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18:8 From Tibhath and Kun, Hadadezer’s cities, David took a great deal of bronze. (Solomon used it to make the big bronze basin called “The Sea,” the pillars, and other bronze items. 18:9 When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 18:10 he sent his son Hadoram to King David to extend his best wishes and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. 18:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. 18:12 Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 18:13 He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David’s subjects. The Lord protected David wherever he campaigned.

David’s Officials

18:14 David reigned over all Israel; he guaranteed justice for all his people. 18:15 Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary; 18:16 Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe; 18:17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials.

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Names, People and Places:

· Abiathar a son of Ahimelech; a high priest and counselor of David,son of Ahimelech (Ahitub I Ithamar Aaron); counselor of David

· Abishai the son of Zeruiah, David's sister; brother of Joab

· Ahilud father of Jehoshaphat and Baana

· Ahimelech priest (Eli Ithamar) of Nob, whom Saul killed; Ahimelech I,a priest, Ahimelech II; son of Abiathar son of Ahimelech I,a man who was part of David's fugitive band; a Hittite

· Ahitub chief priest Ahitub I; son of Phinehas II son of Eli,chief priest Ahitub II; son of Amariah I (WZ-466),chief priest, Ahitub III; son of Amariah II

· Amalek members of the nation of Amalek

· Ammonites the tribe/nation of people descended from Ben-Ammi, Lot's son,Territory of the tribe/nation of Ammon

· Benaiah son of Jehoiada; commander of King Solomon's army,son of Jehoiada of Pirathon in Ephraim; one of David's elite,head of a large influential family of Simeon in Hezekiah's time,a Levite worship leader in David's time,a priest in David's time,father of Jehoiada, one of king David's counselors,son of Jeiel; a priest under Jehoshaphat,a man who was a temple helper in the time of Hezekiah,a layman of the Parosh clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Bani clan who put away his heathen wife,a layman of the Nebo clan who put away his heathen wife,the father of Pelatiah, a wicked counselor exposed by Ezekiel

· Cherethites a tribe of Philistines in southern Canaan (YC),officers who formed part of David's guard

· Cun a town in the kingdom of Zobah, north. of Damascus (OS)

· David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

· Edom resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Edomite resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Hadadezer son of Rehob; King of Zobah defeated by David

· Hadoram son of Joktan of Shem,son of king Tou or Toi of Hamath,the head of forced labor under King Rehoboam

· hamath a town of Syria on the Orontes between Aleppo and Damascus (OS)

· Hamath a town of unknown location

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jehoiada a chief priest; father of Benaiah, head of David's body guard,chief priest under Athaliah and Joash,a prince of the house of Aaron who defected to David with his men,a man who was a counselor of King David,a chief priest in the time of Jeremiah,son of Eliashib the high priest in Nehemiah's time

· Jehoshaphat the son and successor of king Asa of Judah; the father of Jehoram; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahilud; a recorder for King Solomon,an officer over collecting food supplies for King Solomon from Issachar; son of Paruah,son of Asa; King of Judah,son of Nimshi; father of King Jehu of Israel,a situation ("valley") of being judged (OS)

· Joab son of Zeruiah, David's sister; commander of King David's army,son of Seraiah son of Kenaz of Judah; grand nephew of Caleb of Moses' time,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,ancestor of a family group who returned from exile headed by Obadiah the son of Jehiel

· Moab resident(s) of the country of Moab

· Pelethites a type of soldier among David's men, perhaps mercenaries (OS).

· Philistines a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan

· Shavsha secretary of king David

· Solomon the tenth son of David; the father of Rehoboam; an ancestor of Jesus; the third king of Israel.,son of David and Bath-Sheba; successor of King David

· Tibhath a town in the kingdom of Zobah east of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains

· Tou king of Hamath and friend of king David

· Zadok a son of Azor; the father of Akim; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Ahitub II; high priest Zadok I in David's time,father of Jerusha, who was the mother of King Jotham,the chief priest Zadok II; son of Meraioth II,a man who was one of David's military elite from Aaron's clan,son of Baana; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,son of Immer; one of those who helped rebuild the wall,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to keep God's law,a Levite who served as Nehemiah's scribe

· Zeruiah daughter of Jesse; sister of David; mother of Abishai, Asahel and Joab

· Zobah a region in central Syria (ZD)

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:8 Heb “the sea of bronze,” or “[the] sea, the bronze one.” See the note at 1 Kgs 7:23.

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:9 The name is spelled “Toi” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:9.

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:10 Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:11 The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew mss along with the LXX and Syriac of 2 Sam 8:12 read “...

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:12 The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:13 attributes this victory to David.

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:13 Or “wherever he went.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:14 Heb “and he was doing what is just and fair for all his people.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:15 Heb “over.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:16 The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:17 has the variant spelling “Seraiah.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 18:17 Heb “and the sons of David [were] the heads at the hand of David.” The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:18 identifies them as “priests”...

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