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1 Chronicles 18
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| 18:1
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. |
 Philistines Vanquished
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| 18:2
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought
gifts.
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| 18:3
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to
stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. |
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| 18:4
And 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. |
"David also houghed all the chariot horses."
David took ... seven thousand horsemen."
How many horsemen did David take?
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| 18:5
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah,
David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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| 18:6
Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's
servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he
went. |
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| 18:7
And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer,
and brought them to Jerusalem. |
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| 18:8
Likewise 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. |
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| 18:9
Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of
Hadarezer king of Zobah; |
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| 18:10
He 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. |
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| 18:11
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. |
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| 18:12
Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of
salt eighteen thousand. |
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| 18:13
And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's
servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. |
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| 18:14
So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among
all his people. |
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| 18:15
And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of
Ahilud, recorder. |
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| 18:16
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha
was scribe; |
Was Abiathar the son or the father of Abimelch?
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| 18:17
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the
Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
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