18:1 Now after this 310 it came to pass, that David 1732 smote 5221 8686 the Philistines 6430, and subdued 3665 8686 them, and took 3947 8799 Gath 1661 and her towns 1323 out of the hand 3027 of the Philistines 6430.

18:2 And he smote 5221 8686 Moab 4124; and the Moabites 4124 became David's 1732 servants 5650, [and] brought 5375 8802 gifts 4503.

18:3 And David 1732 smote 5221 8686 Hadarezer 1928 king 4428 of Zobah 6678 unto Hamath 2574, as he went 3212 8800 to stablish 5324 8687 his dominion 3027 by the river 5104 Euphrates 6578.(Hadarezer: or, Hadadezer)

18:4 And David 1732 took 3920 8799 from him a thousand 505 chariots 7393, and seven 7651 thousand 505 horsemen 6571, and twenty 6242 thousand 505 footmen 376 7273: David 1732 also houghed 6131 8762 all the chariot 7393 [horses], but reserved 3498 8686 of them an hundred 3967 chariots 7393.(seven…: or, seven hundred)

18:5 And when the Syrians 758 of Damascus 1834 came 935 8799 to help 5826 8800 Hadarezer 1928 king 4428 of Zobah 6678, David 1732 slew 5221 8686 of the Syrians 758 two 8147 and twenty 6242 thousand 505 men 376.(Damascus: Heb. Darmesek)

18:6 Then David 1732 put 7760 8799 [garrisons] in Syriadamascus 758 1834; and the Syrians 758 became David's 1732 servants 5650, [and] brought 5375 8802 gifts 4503. Thus the LORD 3068 preserved 3467 8686 David 1732 whithersoever he went 1980 8804.

18:7 And David 1732 took 3947 8799 the shields 7982 of gold 2091 that were on the servants 5650 of Hadarezer 1928, and brought 935 8686 them to Jerusalem 3389.

18:8 Likewise from Tibhath 2880, and from Chun 3560, cities 5892 of Hadarezer 1928, brought 3947 8804 David 1732 very 3966 much 7227 brass 5178, wherewith Solomon 8010 made 6213 8804 the brasen 5178 sea 3220, and the pillars 5982, and the vessels 3627 of brass 5178.(Tibhath…: called in the book of Samuel Betah, and Berothai)

18:9 Now when Tou 8583 king 4428 of Hamath 2574 heard 8085 8799 how David 1732 had smitten 5221 8689 all the host 2428 of Hadarezer 1928 king 4428 of Zobah 6678;(Tou: also called, Toi)

18:10 He sent 7971 8799 Hadoram 1913 his son 1121 to king 4428 David 1732, to enquire 7592 8800 of his welfare 7965, and to congratulate 1288 8763 him, because he had fought 3898 8738 against Hadarezer 1928, and smitten 5221 8686 him; (for Hadarezer 1928 had war 376 4421 with Tou 8583;) and [with him] all manner of vessels 3627 of gold 2091 and silver 3701 and brass 5178.(Hadoram: also called, Joram)(to enquire…: or, to salute)(to congratulate: Heb. to bless)(had war: Heb. was the man of wars)

18:11 Them also king 4428 David 1732 dedicated 6942 8689 unto the LORD 3068, with the silver 3701 and the gold 2091 that he brought 5375 8804 from all [these] nations 1471; from Edom 123, and from Moab 4124, and from the children 1121 of Ammon 5983, and from the Philistines 6430, and from Amalek 6002.

18:12 Moreover Abishai 52 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 slew 5221 8689 of the Edomites 123 in the valley 1516 of salt 4417 eighteen 8083 6240 thousand 505.(Abishai: Heb. Abshai)

18:13 And he put 7760 8799 garrisons 5333 in Edom 123; and all the Edomites 123 became David's 1732 servants 5650. Thus the LORD 3068 preserved 3467 8686 David 1732 whithersoever he went 1980 8804.

18:14 So David 1732 reigned 4427 8799 over all Israel 3478, and executed 6213 8802 judgment 4941 and justice 6666 among all his people 5971.

18:15 And Joab 3097 the son 1121 of Zeruiah 6870 [was] over the host 6635; and Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Ahilud 286, recorder 2142 8688.(recorder: or, remembrancer)

18:16 And Zadok 6659 the son 1121 of Ahitub 285, and Abimelech 40 the son 1121 of Abiathar 54, [were] the priests 3548; and Shavsha 7798 was scribe 5608 8802;(Abimelech: called Ahimelech Sam.)(Shavsha: called Seraiah in Sam. and Shisha, I.King.4.2.)

18:17 And Benaiah 1141 the son 1121 of Jehoiada 3077 [was] over the Cherethites 3774 and the Pelethites 6432; and the sons 1121 of David 1732 [were] chief 7223 about 3027 the king 4428.(about…: Heb. at the hand of the king)

19:1 Now it came to pass after this 310, that Nahash 5176 the king 4428 of the children 1121 of Ammon 5983 died 4191 8799, and his son 1121 reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.

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