1 Chronicles 18:11
in 1 Chronicles 18and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These also did king David dedicate unto Jehovah, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
KJV
Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 18
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
took the gold shields
on 1 Chronicles 18:7-11
Where 2 Samuel records the dedication of the gold and silver, Chronicles adds a detail that looks ahead to the temple. The bronze from “Tibhath and Cun, cities of Hadadezer” is the metal “with which Solomon made the bronze Sea, the pillars, and various bronze articles”.
This site's exposition
King David dedicated these to
All the treasure goes to the LORD. David dedicates Tou's gifts along with the silver and gold of five nations, from Edom to Amalek. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read verse 8 beside 2 Samuel 8, and that verse says the bronze later furnished Solomon's temple.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), that is, he laid them up towards the building and enriching of the temple. That is most truly and most comfortably our own which we have consecrated unto the Lord, and which we use for his glory. Let our merchandise and our hire be holiness to the Lord, Isa. xxiii.
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
King David dedicated to the Lord —for the construction of the Temple.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
for.. had been Tou’s opponent in war He was his antagonist, and this is proven above (v. 3): “And David smote Hadarezer” (note Rashi’s reading). Now what connection do they have to Hamath to wage war there?
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| אֹתָ֗ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הִקְדִּ֞ישׁ | hikdish | he consecrated | H6942 → | 171 times |
| הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| דָּוִיד֙ | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| לַיהוָ֔ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ | hakesef | the silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְהַזָּהָ֔ב | vehazahav | and the gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָשָׂ֖א | nasa' | he had taken away | H5375 → | 656 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַגּוֹיִ֑ם | hagoyim | the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| מֵֽאֱד֤וֹם | meedom | from Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| וּמִמּוֹאָב֙ | umimoav | and from Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| וּמִבְּנֵ֣י | umibenei | and from [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַמּ֔וֹן | amon | Ammon | H5983 → | 106 times |
| וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | umipelishtim | and from [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃ | umeamalek | and from Amalek | H6002 → | 39 times |
גַּם־also
gam-H1571 →769 times
אֹתָ֗ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
הִקְדִּ֞ישׁhe consecrated
hikdishH6942 →171 times
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
דָּוִיד֙David
davidH1732 →999 times
לַיהוָ֔הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙the silver
hakesefH3701 →403 times
וְהַזָּהָ֔בand the gold
vehazahavH2091 →389 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָשָׂ֖אhe had taken away
nasa'H5375 →656 times
מִכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
הַגּוֹיִ֑םthe nations
hagoyimH1471 →561 times
מֵֽאֱד֤וֹםfrom Edom
meedomH123 →99 times
וּמִמּוֹאָב֙and from Moab
umimoavH4124 →181 times
וּמִבְּנֵ֣יand from [the] people of
umibeneiH1121 →4930 times
עַמּ֔וֹןAmmon
amonH5983 →106 times
וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםand from [the] Philistines
umipelishtimH6430 →287 times
וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵֽק׃and from Amalek
umeamalekH6002 →39 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 5:1So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 7:51
So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 8:11
and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 7:51
Through
1 Chronicles 22:14Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:3
David provided a large quantity of iron to make the nails for the doors of the gateways and for the fittings, together with more bronze than could be weighed
- 1 Chronicles 22:3
Through
1 Samuel 30:20And he recovered all the flocks and herds, which his men drove ahead of the other livestock, calling out, “This is David’s plunder!”
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 30:26
When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
- Numbers 31:9–12
The Israelites captured the Midianite women and their children, and they plundered all their herds, flocks, and goods.
- Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the…
- 1 Samuel 30:26
Through
Joshua 6:19For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.”
it leads to
- Matthew 27:6
The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
- 1 Chronicles 26:20
Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.
- Matthew 27:6
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PlaceTransjordanEdomThe highland nation descended from Esau that refused Israel passage on the King's Highway, and whose pride the prophets answered.
- PlaceTransjordanMoabThe high country east of the Dead Sea, home of Lot's descendants, where Balak hired Balaam, where Ruth was born, and where Moses l…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
