1 Chronicles 18:9-13

18:9 When King Tou ¹  of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah, 18:10 he sent his son Hadoram ²  to King David to extend his best wishes ³  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. ⁴  He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. ⁵  18:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord, ⁶  along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including ⁷  Edom, ⁸  Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

18:12 Abishai son of Zeruiah ⁹  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 ¹⁰  David wherever he campaigned. ¹¹ 

[18:9]  ¹ tn The name is spelled “Toi” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:9.

[18:10]  ² tn The name is spelled “Joram” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:10.

[18:10]  ³ tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

[18:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Tou.”

[18:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”

[18:11]  ³ tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

[18:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “from.”

[18:11]  ⁵ tc 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 “Edom” in agreement with 1 Chr 18:11 (cf. 2 Sam 8:14).

[18:12]  ⁴ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:13 attributes this victory to David.

[18:13]  ⁵ tn Or “delivered.”

[18:13]  ⁶ tn Or “wherever he went.”