{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/18","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T07:15:00.449Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"1 Chronicles","bookSlug":"1-chronicles","chapter":18,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":17,"nextChapter":19,"totalChapters":29,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he smote the Moabites; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah, at Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David smote of the Syrians twenty-two thousand men."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the forces of Hadarezer king of Zobah;"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Abishai the son of Zeruiah smote of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And he put garrisons in Edom; and all they of Edom became servants to David. And Jehovah preserved David whithersoever he went."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice to all his people."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was chronicler;"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"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."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Chronicles 18 (DBT)","markdown":"[1 Chronicles 18](https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/18)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/18 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}