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1 Chronicles 18:2

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David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

KJV

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 18

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

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 Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

he smote Moab--The terrible severities by which David's conquest of that people was marked, and the probable reason of their being subjected to such a dreadful retribution, are narrated (2Sa 8:2). the Moabites . . . brought gifts--that is, became tributary to Israel.

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Brought gifts - Were laid under tribute.

The words behind it

9 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.

  • וַיַּ֖ךְand he struck down

    vaiyakhH5221 →499 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • מוֹאָ֑בMoab

    moavH4124 →181 times

  • וַיִּהְי֤וּand they became

    vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times

  • מוֹאָב֙Moab

    moavH4124 →181 times

  • עֲבָדִ֣יםsubjects

    ʾavadimH5650 →799 times

  • לְדָוִ֔ידof David

    ledavidH1732 →999 times

  • נֹשְׂאֵ֖יbearers of

    noseeiH5375 →656 times

  • מִנְחָֽה׃tribute

    minchahH4503 →211 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

14 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.7 worksPsalms 72:8–10May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.3 works2 Kings 3:4–5Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.2 works1 Samuel 10:27But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.2 worksIsaiah 16:1Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.2 works1 Kings 10:2She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.2 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Kings 10:25Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.2 worksIsaiah 11:14They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.2 worksPsalms 68:29–30Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.2 worksJudges 3:29–30At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all robust and valiant men. Not one of them escaped.2 worksPsalms 60:8Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”2 works2 Samuel 8:2David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.2 works1 Chronicles 18:6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.2 works2 Kings 1:1After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.2 works

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

    1 Samuel 10:27

    But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 13:13

      that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

    • 2 Chronicles 17:5

      So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.

    • 1 Kings 10:25

      Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

    • Matthew 27:12–14

      And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

    • Acts 7:35

      This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him…

  • Through

    Isaiah 16:1

    Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 3:4

      Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

    • Isaiah 10:32

      Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.

    • 2 Kings 14:7

      Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

About 1 Chronicles

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
1 Chronicles: the study guide →Read 1 Chronicles 18 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.

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