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1 Chronicles — Chapter 18

Read 1 Chronicles Chapter 18 in Biblical Hebrew alongside the King James Version (KJV) — 17 verses. Original Hebrew text with vowel points (nikud) and full English translation.

וַיְהִ֣י אַחֲרֵ֣י כֵ֡ן וַיַּ֨ךְ דָּוִ֤יד אֶת פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֔ם וַיִּקַּ֛ח אֶת גַּ֥ת וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

KJVNow 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.

After this David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.

וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת מוֹאָ֖ב וַיִּהְי֣וּ מוֹאָ֗ב עֲבָדִ֤ים לְדָוִיד֙ נֹשְׂאֵ֥י מִנְחָֽה׃

KJVAnd he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

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

וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִיד֙ אֶת הַדַּ֣דְעֶ֔זֶר מֶ֥לֶךְ צוֹבָ֖ה חֲמָ֑תָה בְּלֶכְתּ֔וֹ לְהַצִּ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּנְהַר פְּרָֽת׃

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

David also defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah-hamath, as he went to set up his monument at the river Euphrates.

וַיִּלְכֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֜יד מִמֶּ֗נּוּ אֶ֤לֶף רֶ֙כֶב֙ וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת אֲלָפִ֣ים פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִיד֙ אֶת כָּל הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיּ֣וֹתֶר מִמֶּ֔נּוּ מֵאָ֖ה רָֽכֶב׃

KJVAnd David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.

And David took from him 1,000 chariots, 7,000 horsemen, and 20,000 foot soldiers. And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough for 100 chariots.

וַיָּבֹ֤א אֲרַם דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ לַעְז֔וֹר לְהַדַּ֣דְעֶ֔זֶר מֶ֥לֶךְ צוֹבָ֖ה וַיַּ֨ךְ דָּוִ֜יד בַּאֲרָ֗ם עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֛יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃

KJVAnd when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.

And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down 22,000 men of the Syrians.

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם דָּוִיד֙ בַּאֲרָ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַיְהִ֤י אֲרָם֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֔יד נֹשְׂאֵ֥י מִנְחָ֖ה וַיּ֣וֹשַׁע יְהוָ֛ה אֶת דָּוִ֖יד בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃

KJVThen David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus, and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֗יד אֵ֤ת שִׁלְטֵי֙ הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֔וּ אֶ֖ל עַבְדֵ֣י הֲדַדְעָ֑זֶר וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

KJVAnd David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

And David took the golden shields that were carried by the servants of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.

וּמִטִּבְחַ֤ת וּמִכּוּן֙ עָרֵ֣י הֲדַדְעֶ֔זֶר לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֖יד נְחֹ֣שֶׁת רַבָּ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה בָּ֚הּ אֶת יַ֣ם הַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁת וְאֶת הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים וְאֶ֥ת כְּלֵ֥י הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃

KJVLikewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

And from Tibhath and from Cun, cities of Hadadezer, David took a very great amount of bronze. With it Solomon made the bronze sea and the pillars and the vessels of bronze.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע תֹּ֡עוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ חֲמָ֣ת כִּ֤י הִכָּה֙ דָּוִ֔יד אֶת כָּל חֵ֖יל הֲדַדְעֶ֣זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה׃

KJVNow when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the whole army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת הֲדוֹרָ֣ם בְּנ֣וֹ אֶל הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ לִשְׁאָל לוֹ לְשָׁל֔וֹם וּלְבָרֲכ֑וֹ עַ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֙ר נִלְחַ֣ם בַּהֲדַדְעֶ֔זֶר וַיַּכֵּ֑הוּ כִּ֤י אִישׁ מִלְחֲמוֹת֙ תֹּ֣עוּ הָיָ֣ה הֲדַדְעֶ֔זֶר וְכֹ֣ל כְּלֵ֣י זָהָ֗ב וָכֶ֛סֶף וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת׃

KJVHe sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

he sent his son Hadoram to King David, to ask about his health and to bless him because he had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him; for Hadadezer had often been at war with Tou. And all sorts of articles of gold, silver, and bronze he brought.

גַּם אֹ֨תָם הִקְדִּ֤ישׁ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִיד֙ לַ֣יהוָ֔ה עִם הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ וְהַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָשָׂ֖א מִכָּל הַגּוֹיִ֑ם מֵאֱד֗וֹם וּמִמּ֞וֹאָב וּמִבְּנֵ֤י עַמּ֙וֹן֙ וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּמֵעֲמָלֵֽק׃

KJVThem 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.

These also King David dedicated to the LORD, together with the silver and gold that he had carried off from all the nations, from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

וַ֠אֲבִישַׁי בֶּ֣ן צְרוּיָ֞ה הִכָּ֧ה אֶת אֱד֛וֹם בְּגֵ֥יא הַמֶּ֖לַח שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה עָשָׂ֧ר אָֽלֶף׃

KJVMoreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.

וַיָּ֥שֶׂם בֶּאֱד֖וֹם נְצִיבִ֑ים וַיִּהְי֤וּ כָל אֱד֙וֹם֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְדָוִ֔יד וַיּ֣וֹשַׁע יְהוָ֛ה אֶת דָּוִ֖יד בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃

KJVAnd he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

And he put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites became David's servants. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ דָּוִ֖יד עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֤י עֹשֶׂה֙ מִשְׁפָּ֣ט וּצְדָקָ֔ה לְכָ֖ל עַמּֽוֹ׃

KJVSo David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

So David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all his people.

וְי֣וֹאָב בֶּן צְרוּיָ֔ה עַ֖ל הַצָּבָ֑א וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֤ט בֶּן אֲחִי֙לוּד֙ הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

KJVAnd Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the army; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;

וְצָד֨וֹק בֶּן אֲחִיט֤וּב וַאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ בֶּן אֶבְיָתָ֔ר כֹּהֲנִ֑ים וְשַׁוְשָׁ֖א סוֹפֵֽר׃

KJVAnd Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Zadok the son of Ahitub and Abimelech the son of Abiathar were priests; and Shavsha was secretary;

וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע עַ֖ל הַכְּרֵתִ֣י וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י וּבְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔יד הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים לְיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

KJVAnd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.