1 Chronicles 18:3

3 David also defeated ¹Hadadezer king of ²Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument^[a] at the river Euphrates.

1 Chronicles 18:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 18:3

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 18:1).

1 Chronicles 18:3 In-Context

1 After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 And he defeated Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David and brought tribute.

3 David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him 1,000 chariots, ,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots.

5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.

Cross References

• 1. 18:3 [2 Sam. 8:3]
• 2. 18:3 See 1 Kgs. 8:65

Footnotes

• [a] 18:3 Hebrew 'hand'