1 Chronicles 18:1
in 1 Chronicles 18Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 18
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Gath was the "Metheg-ammah," or "arm-bridle," as it is there called--either from its supremacy as the capital over the other Philistine towns, or because, in the capture of that important place and its dependencies, he obtained the complete control of his restless neighbors.
This site's exposition
took Gath and her towns
on 1 Chronicles 18:1-6
Chronicles opens its wars summary running parallel to 2 Sam 8:1-6, already covered in the Samuel exposition: Philistines and Gath, Moab made tributary, and Hadarezer of Zobah struck back toward the Euphrates. What this chapter adds is the refrain that will bracket it whole, the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went at verse 6, repeated word for word at verse 13, framing plain conquest as evidence of the Lord's own hand. The Samuel account carries the battle detail; here the same wars serve the Chronicler's larger case that David's kingdom stands under a preservation not his own.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), David did those great exploits. After the sweet communion he had had with God by the word and prayer, as mentioned in the foregoing chapter, he went on his work with extraordinary vigour and courage, conquering and to conquer.
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Thus shall all opposing rule, principality, and power, be, at the end of time, put down by the Son of David, and the most inveterate enemies shall fall before him. Such is the uncertainty of this world that frequently men lose their wealth and power when they think to confirm it. Hadarezer was smitten as he went to establish his dominion,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
David - took Gath and her towns - See the comparison between this chapter and 2Sa 8:1 (note), etc., in the notes on the latter.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Gath and her towns - In Samuel, Methegammah (see the marginal reference note).
The words behind it
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אַחֲרֵי־ | ʾacharei- | after | H310 → | 715 times |
| כֵ֔ן | khen | thus | H3651 → | 771 times |
| וַיַּ֥ךְ | vaiyakh | and he struck down | H5221 → | 499 times |
| דָּוִ֛יד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | pelishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם | vaiyakhniem | and he subdued them | H3665 → | 36 times |
| וַיִּקַּ֛ח | vaiyikach | and he took | H3947 → | 966 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גַּ֥ת | gat | Gath | H1661 → | 32 times |
| וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| מִיַּ֥ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | pelishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
וַיְהִי֙and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
אַחֲרֵי־after
ʾacharei-H310 →715 times
כֵ֔ןthus
khenH3651 →771 times
וַיַּ֥ךְand he struck down
vaiyakhH5221 →499 times
דָּוִ֛ידDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים[the] Philistines
pelishtimH6430 →287 times
וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑םand he subdued them
vaiyakhniemH3665 →36 times
וַיִּקַּ֛חand he took
vaiyikachH3947 →966 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
גַּ֥תGath
gatH1661 →32 times
וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָand daughters its
uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times
מִיַּ֥דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃[the] Philistines
pelishtimH6430 →287 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 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
it leads to
- Micah 1:10
Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
- 1 Samuel 18:6
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and…
- Judges 11:34
And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.
- Exodus 15:20–21
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
- Deuteronomy 32:26–27
I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,
- Micah 1:10
Through
1 Samuel 5:8So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they…
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 5:11
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us…
- Amos 6:2
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
- 1 Samuel 5:11
Through
1 Samuel 27:4And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 26:21
Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave…
- 1 Samuel 26:21
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.