1 Chronicles 18:5

5 When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.

1 Chronicles 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 18:5

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 18:1).

1 Chronicles 18:5 In-Context

3 David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.
4 David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 charioteers, and 20,000 foot soldiers. He crippled all the chariot horses except enough for 100 chariots.
5 When Arameans from Damascus arrived to help King Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.
6 Then he placed several army garrisons in Damascus, the Aramean capital, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and paid him tribute money. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
7 David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem,
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