Thematic Bible

1 Chronicles 18:1

And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

1 Chronicles 18:2

And he smote the Moabites; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

1 Chronicles 18:3

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

1 Chronicles 18:4

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

1 Chronicles 18:5

And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men.

1 Chronicles 18:6

And David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.

1 Chronicles 18:7

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 18:8

And from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass, of which Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

1 Chronicles 18:9

And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

1 Chronicles 18:10

and he sent Hadoram his son to king David to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; for Hadarezer was continually at war with Tou; he sent also all manner of vessels of gold and silver and bronze.

1 Chronicles 18:11

Them also king David dedicated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he had brought from all the nations: from the Edomites, and from the Moabites, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from the Amalekites.

1 Chronicles 18:12

And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

1 Chronicles 18:13

And he put garrisons in Edom; and all they of Edom became servants to David. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went.

1 Chronicles 18:14

And David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice to all his people.

1 Chronicles 18:15

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;

1 Chronicles 18:16

and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

1 Chronicles 18:17

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were the first at the king's hand.