1 Chronicles 18:1

1 Now after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Chronicles 18:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 18:2

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 18:1).

1 Chronicles 18:1 In-Context

1 Now after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines and subdued them and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

2 And he smote Moab, and the Moabites became David’s slaves, bringing him presents.

3 And David smote Hadarezer, king of Zobah in Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion unto the river Euphrates.

4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved those of one hundred chariots.

5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer, king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.