1 Chronicles 18:3

Listen to 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).

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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 2

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

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 18:3 Hebrew 'hand'
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