1 Chronicles 18

David defeats the Philistines, subduing Gath and its villages, Moab who become tribute-bearing servants, Hadadezer king of Zobah capturing chariots and gold shields dedicated to YHWH, receives tribute from Tou king of Hamath, and through Abishai subdues Edom in the Valley of Salt placing garrisons there.[1][2][3] YHWH grants David victory wherever he goes, with spoils consecrated for the temple, establishing stable rule and fulfilling covenant promises.[1][4][5]

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Verse 1
And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass after after, following after this thus thus and struck and he struck and he struck David David David [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim and subdued them and he brought them low and he subdued them and took and he took and he took [direct object marker] object-marker [·] Gath Gath Gat and its towns and her daughters and her towns from the hand from hand of from hand of of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim
וַ/יְהִי֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms אַחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following after HR כֵ֔ן 𐤊𐤍 khen cine (Bemba) this thus thus HD וַ/יַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms דָּוִ֛יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יַּכְנִיעֵ֑/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤏/𐤌 vayakheniem khonza (Zulu) and subdued them and he brought them low and he subdued them HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp וַ/יִּקַּ֛ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo גַּ֥ת 𐤂𐤕 gat Gath Gath Gat HNp וּ/בְנֹתֶ֖י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvenoteyha and its towns and her daughters and her towns HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand from hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim-2 of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
Verse 4
And took and he captured and he captured David David David from him from us from him a thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit chariots chariot chariots and seven and seven and seven thousand thousands thousand horsemen cavalrymen horsemen and twenty and twenty and twenty thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit men man men foot foot-soldier foot-soldiers and hamstrung and he uprooted and he hamstrung David David David [direct object marker] object-marker [·] all entirety of all of the chariot horses the chariot the chariot and reserved and he caused to remain and it caused to remain of them from us from them a hundred one hundred one hundred chariots chariot chariot
וַ/יִּלְכֹּד֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 vayilekod And took and he captured and he captured HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֨יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp מִמֶּ֜/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him from us from him HR/Sp1cp אֶ֣לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit HAcbsa רֶ֗כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots chariot chariots HNcmsa וְ/שִׁבְעַ֤ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 veshiveat and seven and seven and seven HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands thousand HAcbpa פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen cavalrymen horsemen HNcmpa וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty and twenty and twenty HC/Acbpa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit HAcbsa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man men HNcmsa רַגְלִ֑י 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageli foot foot-soldier foot-soldiers HAamsa וַ/יְעַקֵּ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤓 vayeaqer and hamstrung and he uprooted and he hamstrung HC/Vpw3ms דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/רֶ֔כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev the chariot horses the chariot the chariot HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יּוֹתֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓 vayoter and reserved and he caused to remain and it caused to remain HC/Vhw3ms מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu-2 of them from us from them HR/Sp1cp מֵ֥אָה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred one hundred one hundred HAcbsa רָֽכֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rakhev chariots chariot chariot HNcmsa
Verse 5
and came and he came and he came Aram Aram Highland Aram of Damascus Damascus Dameseq to help to give aid to help Hadadezer to Hadad-is-help to Hadadeezer king king of king of of Zobah Zobah Tsova and struck and he struck and he struck David David David in Aram in Aram (the highland region) in Aram twenty twenty twenty and two and two and two thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit men man man
וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֲרַ֣ם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤓𐤌𐤔𐤒 daremeseq of Damascus Damascus Dameseq HNp לַ/עְז֕וֹר 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤓 laezor to help to give aid to help HR/Vqc לַ/הֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר 𐤋/𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 lahadadeezer Hadadezer to Hadad-is-help to Hadadeezer HR/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc צוֹבָ֑ה 𐤑𐤅𐤁𐤄 tsovah of Zobah Zobah Tsova HNp וַ/יַּ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/אֲרָ֔ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤌 baaram in Aram in Aram (the highland region) in Aram HR/Np עֶשְׂרִֽים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty twenty twenty HAcbpa וּ/שְׁנַ֥יִם 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 ushenayim and two and two and two HC/Acmda אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit HAcbsa אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man man HNcmsa
Verse 6
Then he put and he placed and he set David David David in Aram in Aram (the highland region) in Aram of Damascus Damascus Dameseq and it was and he became and it was Aram Aram Highland Aram to David to David to David servants male servants male servants bearing bearing-ones of lifting-ones of tribute apportioned gift-offering apportioned gift-offering And YHWH saved and he brought to safety and he saved the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to David to David to David in all in entirety in all wherever that-which that which he went he walked he walked
וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem Then he put and he placed and he set HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/אֲרַ֣ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤌 baaram in Aram in Aram (the highland region) in Aram HR/Np דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂק 𐤃𐤓𐤌𐤔𐤒 daremeseq of Damascus Damascus Dameseq HNp וַ/יְהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it was HC/Vqw3ms אֲרָם֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp לְ/דָוִ֔יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np עֲבָדִ֖ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants male servants male servants HNcmpa נֹשְׂאֵ֣י 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 noseey bearing bearing-ones of lifting-ones of HVqrmpc מִנְחָ֑ה 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤄 minechah tribute apportioned gift-offering apportioned gift-offering HNcfsa וַ/יּ֤וֹשַׁע 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤏 vayosha And YHWH saved and he brought to safety and he saved HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/דָוִ֔יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid-2 to David to David to David HR/Np בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol kila (Swahili) in all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher wherever that-which that which HTr הָלָֽךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe he went he walked he walked HVqp3ms
Verse 8
from Tibhath and from Tibchath and from Tivechat from Cun and from Firm-Settlement and from Kun cities of settlements of cities of Hadadezer Hadad-is-help Hadadeezer took he took he took David David David bronze shining copper bronze a large amount of great great very with great force very with it — with it made he did he made Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh direct object marker object-marker [·] the sea sea of sea of of bronze the bronze the bronze and and object-marker [·] the pillars the standing pillars the standing pillars and and object-marker [·] utensils of implements of implements of the bronze the bronze the bronze
וּ/מִ/טִּבְחַ֤ת 𐤅/𐤌/𐤈𐤁𐤇𐤕 umitivechat from Tibhath and from Tibchath and from Tivechat HC/R/Np וּ/מִ/כּוּן֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤅𐤍 umikun from Cun and from Firm-Settlement and from Kun HC/R/Np עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities of settlements of cities of HNcfpc הֲדַדְעֶ֔זֶר 𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 hadadeezer Hadadezer Hadad-is-help Hadadeezer HNp לָקַ֥ח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach took he took he took HVqp3ms דָּוִ֛יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp נְחֹ֖שֶׁת 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 nechoshet bronze shining copper bronze HNcfsa רַבָּ֣ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah a large amount of great great HAafsa מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force very HD בָּ֣/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah with it with it HR/Sp3fs עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah made he did he made HVqp3ms שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo יָ֤ם 𐤉𐤌 yam the sea sea of sea of HNcmsc הַ/נְּחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 hanechoshet of bronze the bronze the bronze HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To הָֽ/עַמּוּדִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 haamudim the pillars the standing pillars the standing pillars HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To כְּלֵ֥י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley utensils of implements of implements of HNcmpc הַ/נְּחֹֽשֶׁת 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 hanechoshet-2 the bronze the bronze the bronze HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 10
and he sent and he dispatched and he sent direct object marker object-marker [·] Hadoram Hadoram Hadoram his son his son his son to toward toward the king the king the king David David David to inquire to ask to ask to ask to ask to ask of him not him peace for wholeness for peace and to bless him and to confer blessing on him and to confer blessing on him because of upon upon that that-which that which he had fought the one who is warring the one who is fighting against Hadadezer in Hadad-is-help in Hadadeezer and struck him and he struck him and he struck him for for/because for/because man man man of wars battles of battles of Tou Tou Tou had been he was / he became it was Hadadezer Hadad is help Hadadeezer and all and the whole of and all of vessels implements of implements of gold gold gold and silver and silver and silver and bronze and bronze and bronze
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הֲדֽוֹרָם 𐤄𐤃𐤅𐤓𐤌 hadoram Hadoram Hadoram Hadoram HNp בְּנ֣/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּ֠וִיד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp ל/שאול 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 lshvl to inquire to ask to ask HR/Vqc לִ/שְׁאָל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤋 lisheal to ask to ask to ask HR/Vqc ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo of him not him HR/Sp3ms לְ/שָׁל֜וֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom peace for wholeness for peace HR/Ncmsa וּֽ/לְ/בָרֲכ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤊/𐤅 ulevarakho baraka (Swahili) and to bless him and to confer blessing on him and to confer blessing on him HC/R/Vpc/Sp3ms עַל֩ 𐤏𐤋 al because of upon upon HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr נִלְחַ֤ם 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌 nilecham he had fought the one who is warring the one who is fighting HVNp3ms בַּ/הֲדַדְעֶ֨זֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 bahadadeezer against Hadadezer in Hadad-is-help in Hadadeezer HR/Np וַ/יַּכֵּ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakehu and struck him and he struck him and he struck him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC אִ֛ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsc מִלְחֲמ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤕 milechamot of wars battles of battles of HNcfpc תֹּ֖עוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤅 tou Tou Tou Tou HNp הָיָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah had been he was / he became it was HVqp3ms הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר 𐤄𐤃𐤃𐤏𐤆𐤓 hadadeazer Hadadezer Hadad is help Hadadeezer HNp וְ/כֹ֗ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol kila (Swahili) and all and the whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc כְּלֵ֛י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels implements of implements of HNcmpc זָהָ֥ב 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav dhahabu (Swahili) gold gold gold HNcmsa וָ/כֶ֖סֶף 𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤐 vakhesef and silver and silver and silver HC/Ncmsa וּ/נְחֹֽשֶׁת 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 unechoshet and bronze and bronze and bronze HC/Ncfsa
Verse 11
also also also them them [·] dedicated he consecrated he consecrated the king the king the king David David David to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh with if / whether with the silver the silver the silver and the gold and the gold and the gold that that-which that he had carried he lifted he lifted from all from the entirety of from all the nations the people-groups the nations from Edom from Red-land from Edom and from Moab and from Moab and from Moav and from the sons of and from sons of and from the sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon and from Philistines and from Philistines and from Pelishetim and from Amalek and from Amalek and from Amaleq
גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa אֹתָ֗/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp הִקְדִּ֞ישׁ 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤔 hiqedish dedicated he consecrated he consecrated HVhp3ms הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּוִיד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp לַ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR הַ/כֶּ֨סֶף֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 hakesef the silver the silver the silver HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/זָּהָ֔ב 𐤅/𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 vehazahav dhahabu (Swahili) and the gold and the gold and the gold HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr נָשָׂ֖א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nasa he had carried he lifted he lifted HVqp3ms מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) from all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc הַ/גּוֹיִ֑ם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim the nations the people-groups the nations HTd/Ncmpa מֵֽ/אֱד֤וֹם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 meedom from Edom from Red-land from Edom HR/Np וּ/מִ/מּוֹאָב֙ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 umimoav and from Moab and from Moab and from Moav HC/R/Np וּ/מִ/בְּנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 umibeney Bene (Bemba) and from the sons of and from sons of and from the sons of HC/R/Ncmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וּ/מִ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤅/𐤌/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 umipelishetim and from Philistines and from Philistines and from Pelishetim HC/R/Ngmpa וּ/מֵֽ/עֲמָלֵֽק 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒 umeamaleq and from Amalek and from Amalek and from Amaleq HC/R/Np
Verse 13
And he put and he placed and he set in Edom in Red-land in Edom garrisons stationed ones stationed ones and they were and they became and they were all all of all of Edom Red-One Edom servants male servants male servants to David to David to David and saved and he brought to safety and he saved the LORD Yahweh Yahweh [direct object marker] object-marker [·] David David David in all in entirety in all that that-which that which he went he walked he walked
וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem And he put and he placed and he set HC/Vqw3ms בֶּֽ/אֱדוֹם֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 beedom in Edom in Red-land in Edom HR/Np נְצִיבִ֔ים 𐤍𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤌 netsivim garrisons stationed ones stationed ones HNcmpa וַ/יִּהְי֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu and they were and they became and they were HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc אֱד֖וֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom Edom Red-One Edom HNp עֲבָדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants male servants male servants HNcmpa לְ/דָוִ֑יד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 ledavid to David to David to David HR/Np וַ/יּ֤וֹשַׁע 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤏 vayosha and saved and he brought to safety and he saved HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo דָּוִ֔יד 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol kila (Swahili) in all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that which HTr הָלָֽךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe he went he walked he walked HVqp3ms
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