1 Chronicles 18:3

3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by 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 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 servants and brought gifts.

3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah toward Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the River Euphrates.

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

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