Lexham English Bible

1 Chronicles 18:1-9 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1. And it happened that after David struck the Philistines and subdued them, he captured Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

2. And he struck Moab, and the Moabites became servants to David, bearing tribute.

3. And David struck Hadadezer, king of Zobah-Hamath, as he set up his monument at the Euphrates River.

4. And David captured from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses but left one hundred of them to remain for chariots.

5. And when the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah-Hamath, David struck down twenty-two thousand men of Aram.

6. Then David set up garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became servants to David, bearing tribute. And Yahweh delivered David wherever he went.

7. And David took small round shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

8. And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David captured very much bronze. Solomon made the bronze sea with it along with the columns and objects of bronze.

9. And when Tou the king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer the king of Zobah,