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1 Chronicles 18:11

in 1 Chronicles 18

and 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.

This verse in 1 Chronicles 18

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This 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

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

), 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.
Radak: Provence, 1160–1235 · Radak on I Chronicles 18:11:1, via Sefaria, The Commentary of Radak to Chronicles: A Translation with Introduction and Supercommentary, by Yitzhak Berger, Brown University, 2007
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?
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on I Chronicles 18:10:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

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 words

Every 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.

  • 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 stops

Each 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 5:1

    So 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.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 22:14

    Now 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

  • Through

    1 Samuel 30:20

    And 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…

  • Through

    Joshua 6:19

    For 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.

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

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.