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1 Chronicles 18:1-17

Contents: David's kingdom fully established.

Characters: God, David, Hadarezer, Tou, Hadoram, Abishai, Joab, Jehoshaphat, Benaiah.

Conclusion: Those who take God along with them whithersoever they go may expect to prosper and be preserved whithersoever they go.

Key Word: Judgment and justice, 1 Chronicles 18:14.

Strong Verses: 1 Chronicles 18:6; 1 Chronicles 18:13.

Striking Facts: All opposing rule will eventually be put down by the Son of David and the most inveterate enemies shall fall before Him, acknowledging that He is Lord to the glory of the Father.

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See also 1 Chronicles 18:1-17 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER XVIII _David smites the Philistines, and takes Gath_, 1. _Reduces the Moabites_, 2. _Vanquishes Hadarezer, king of Zobah_, 3, 4. _Overcomes the Syrians of Damascus, and takes several of th...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    GATH AND HER TOWNS - In Samuel, Methegammah (see the marginal reference note)....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    8. DAVID'S WARS AND SUCCESSFUL REIGN CHAPTER 18 _ 1. War with the Philistines (1 Chronicles 18:1)_ 2. War with Moab (1 Chronicles 18:2) 3. War with Zobah (1 Chronicles 18:3

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID'S WARS (see notes on 2 Samuel 8). GATH AND HER TOWNS: lit. and her daughters; in 2 Samuel 8:1 the words the bridle of the mother city are probably corrupt. 1 Chronicles 18:17. the sons of David...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IT CAME TO PASS. Compare the parallel (2 Samuel 8:1); and note that the two accounts are supplementary and complementary, not contradictory. GATH. See note on "Metheg-ammah" (2 Samuel 8:1). In the tim...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    1 Chronicles 18:1-13 (2 Samuel 8:1-14). A Summary of David's Foreign Wars 1. _after this_ The phrase is adopted from 2 Samuel 8:1 and probably came originally from a still earlier book of annals, in

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    10. WAR WITH MOAB, PHILISTIA, AND SYRIA (Chapter 18) TEXT 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 th...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ DAVID ... TOOK GATH AND HER TOWNS. The full extent...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    18:1 its (c-20) Lit. 'her.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DAVID'S WARS AND OFFICERS OF STATE This chapter is closely parallel to 2 Samuel 8:1, but with some variations in names and numbers....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    GATH] probably meant to explain the difficult phrase 'Metheg-ammah' which occurs in 2 Samuel 8:1. Gath was independent in the time of Solomon: 1 Kings 2:39....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 18 David’s battles –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    NOW AFTER THIS IT CAME TO PASS. — Literally, _And it befel afterwards._ This expression does not put the contents of this chapter into direct chronological sequence with those of the last. (Comp. Note...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (1-3) Reduction of the Philistines, Moabites, and Arameans of Zobah....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְהִי֙ אַחֲרֵי ־כֵ֔ן וַ יַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛יד

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    With slight variations, this chapter is identical with 2 Samuel 8:1. It tells the story of David's victories over surrounding foes by which he made the boundaries of his kingdom secure, and put himsel...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took (a) Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. (a) Which (2 Samuel 8:1) calls the bridle of bo...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Daughters. Villages (See 2 Kings viii. 1.; Menochius) and dependant towns. (Worthington)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The blessed effects of David's interest with God, are manifested in his success in all that he put his hand unto. The Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. Sweet thought to the souls of the grac...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS This Chapter relates the circumstances of David's war with the Philistines, and Moabites. He smiteth Hadarezer....

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18, 19, AND 20. In Chapter s 18, 19 and 20 David, already delivered from all internal conflict in Israel, triumphs over the heathen, and spreads the glory of...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. _Ver 1._] This chapter is the same with 2 Samuel 8:...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Now after this David smote the Philistines_ After the sweet communion he had had with God by the word and prayer, as is recorded in the foregoing chapter, he went on in his work with an extraordinary...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Dauid subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites. 3 He smiteth Hadadezer and the Syrians. 9 Tou sendeth Hadoram with presents to blesse Dauid. 11 The presents & the spoile, Dauid dedicateth to God...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    WAR WITH THE PHILISTINES, MOABITES, AND SYRIANS...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Now, after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, over whom he had already gained two victories, 1 Chronicles 14:8, AND SUBDUED THEM, AND TOOK GATH AND HER TOWNS, one of the five Phili...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    1 CHRONICLES CHAPTER 18 David subdueth the Philistines and the Moabites; smiteth Hadarezer and the Syrians, 1 CHRONICLES 18:1. Tou sendeth Hadoram with presents to bless David: the presents and spoil...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 18:1 this H310 David H1732 attacked H5221 (H8686) Philistines H6430 subdued H3665 (H8686) took H39

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Chronicles 18:3. _Zobah_ is placed a few leagues east of Palmyra in the old maps; and Hamath, as in 1 Chronicles 12:5. See the illustrations in 2 Samuel 8....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines._ SPOILS FROM EDOM If we have conquered an enemy we must hold the conquest as an illustration of the power of God rather than of the s...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES 18:1 David’s Wars. The Chronicler draws from 2 Samuel 8:1 to show how God’s promises to David (especially...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter, parallel with 2 Samuel 8, gives an account of David’s wars (1 Chronicles 18:1); and a list of his chief officers. _1 Chronicles 18:1_.—_Gath_, “the arm bridle,” so calle...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The course of last chapter's parallel is continued here, and answers closely to 2 Samuel 8:1. The present chapter contains the wars and victories of David (2 Samuel 8:1), with the arrangeme...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 27:4; 1 Samuel 5:8; 2 Samuel 1:20; 2 Samuel 8:1; 2 Samuel 8:2

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