1 Chronicles 18:3 BSB

1 Chronicles 18:3

As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

KJV

And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Hadarezer--or, "Hadadezer" (2Sa 8:3), which was probably the original form of the name, was derived from Hadad, a Syrian deity. It seems to have become the official and hereditary title of the rulers of that kingdom.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֥ךְ	vai.Yakh	and he struck down	H5221 →
דָּוִ֛יד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר	ha.dad.'E.zer	Hadadezer	H1928 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
צוֹבָ֖ה	tzo.Vah	Zobah	H6678 →
חֲמָ֑תָה	cha.Ma.tah	Hamath towards	H2574 →
בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ	be.lekh.To	when went he	H1980 →
לְהַצִּ֥יב	le.ha.Tziv	to establish	H5324 →
יָד֖וֹ	ya.Do	monument his	H3027 →
בִּֽנְהַר־	bin.har-	at [the] river of	H5104 →
פְּרָֽת׃	pe.Rat	Euphrates	H6578 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
leads to
- Deuteronomy 11:24
  Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 1:3–4
  I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses.
- Genesis 12:7
  Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
- Genesis 24:7
  The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this…
- Genesis 13:15
  for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Through
Psalms 60:1
You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:12–13
  from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
- 2 Samuel 8:3
  David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Exodus 23:31
And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you…
leads to
- Genesis 15:18
  On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—